Giraffe
3 views: its portrait, and how it looks in the comparison photos.
About
The giraffe is the tallest land animal on Earth, towering over every other mammal on the African savanna.
Giraffes are the tallest living terrestrial animals and far outgrow their only living relative, the okapi. Adult males are generally taller and heavier than females, though both sexes have remarkably long legs and necks. This vertical build lets them easily reach tree foliage that no other plant-eating mammal can access.
From Wikipedia
Giraffes are large African hoofed mammals. They are the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants on Earth.
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Every comparison with a giraffe
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Questions people ask
- How big is a giraffe?
- A giraffe stands about 17.4 feet (5.3 m) tall, measures 12.5 feet (3.8 m) long, and weighs roughly 2,624 pounds (1,190 kg). That is tall enough to peer into a second-story window.
- How much space does a giraffe take up?
- About 1.56 yd³ (1.19 m³), the volume of its body.
Weight
1.31 US tons (1.19 tonnes)
- Space it takes up
- 1.56 yd³ (1.19 m³)
- Length
- 12.5 ft (3.8 m)
- Height
- 17.4 ft (5.3 m)
Quick answer
A giraffe stands about 17.4 feet (5.3 m) tall, measures 12.5 feet (3.8 m) long, and weighs roughly 2,624 pounds (1,190 kg). That is tall enough to peer into a second-story window.
Typical figures, the same ones every comparison on the site uses; real ones vary.
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