Table 2: Relationship Between Brain Mass and Body Weight

Species Weight of Brain Body Weight Ratio (weight)
brain : body
Blue Whale 6,900 g 100,000 kg 1 : 14,500
Sperm Whale 9,200 g 50,000 kg 1 : 5,435
Humpback Whale 7,500 g 30,000 kg 1 : 4,000
Dugong 250 g 260 kg 1 : 1,040
Indian Elephant 6,000 g 5,000 kg 1 : 833
Gorilla 500 g 160 kg 1 : 320
Monkey 75 g 13 kg 1 : 173
Bottlenose Dolphin 1,500 g 250 kg 1 : 167
Striped Dolphin 1,200 g 150 kg 1 : 125
Human Beings 1,400 g 60 kg 1 : 43
Mouse 2 g 25 g 1 : 13


(Source : Dr. Kamiya, Tsukuba University, Japan)

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