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Is 15,000 kilograms as heavy as a Blue Whale?

It's about one-tenth as heavy as a Blue Whale
The weight of a Blue Whale is about 105,000 kilograms.
(Balaenoptera musculus)
Blue whales weigh between 73,000 and 136,000 kg. The largest mammal to have ever lived, blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill — tiny invertebrates weighing about 0.001 kilograms each.
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