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Animal
heavyweights
|
|
Animal
|
Weight
in
tons
|
| Blue
whale |
187
|
| Right
whale |
104
|
| Sperm
whale |
56
|
| Humpback
whale |
52
|
| Grey
whale |
37
|
| Whale
shark |
15
|
| African
elephant |
12.3
|
| Killer
whale |
10.3
|
| Asiatic
elephant |
8
|
| Elephant
seal |
3.9
|
| Great
white shark |
3.3
|
| Pilot
whale |
3.1
|
| Hippopotamus |
2.6
|
| White
rhino |
2
|
| Saltwater
crocodile |
2
|
| Giraffe |
1.6
|
| Shire
horse |
1.4
|
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|
The
Blue whale |
|
The
Giraffe |
|
Comparative
weights
|
|
Animal
|
weight
in kilograms |
| Giraffe |
1179 |
| Polar
bear |
709 |
| Cape
buffalo |
671 |
| Leatherback
turtle |
666 |
| American
manatee |
401 |
| Swordfish |
292 |
| African
lion |
252 |
| Gorilla |
216 |
| Anaconda |
189 |
| Red
deer |
150 |
| Giant
Panda |
118 |
| Komodo
dragon |
113 |
| Grey
kangaroo |
54 |
| German
shepherd dog |
37 |
| Beaver |
36 |
| Wolverine |
18 |
| Duckbilled
platypus |
1 |
| Pipistrelle
bat |
5.3gms |
|
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|
Distance
runners
|
|
Animal
|
Average
speed(km/h)
|
Distance
covered (km) |
| Pronghorn
antelope |
58 |
43 |
| Roe
deer |
45 |
32 |
| Grey
kangaroo |
41.8 |
30 |
| Grizzly
bear |
40 |
3 |
| American
bison |
35 |
16 |
| Reindeer |
21.54 |
160 |
| Man |
20 |
42 |
| Foxhound |
18 |
160 |
| White
rhino |
16.9 |
16 |
| Arabian
camel |
15.4 |
185 |
| Horse |
12.4 |
322 |
|
|
Pronghorn
antelope |
|
Peregrine
Falcon |
|
Flying
speeds
|
|
Bird
|
km/h
|
Peregrine
falcon
(swooping
) |
180 |
Spinetail
swift
(including dive) |
170 |
| Magnificent
frigatebird |
154 |
Spur-winged
goose
(escape dive) |
142.4 |
| Bewick's
swan |
107 |
| Crane |
101 |
| Common
loon |
100 |
| Red
grouse |
93 |
| Whooper
swan |
93 |
| Herring
gull |
80 |
| Pheasant |
80 |
| Royal
albatross |
79 |
| Swallow |
74 |
| Carrion
crow |
74 |
| Grey
heron |
66 |
| Jackdaw |
64 |
| Common
tern |
64 |
| Starling |
54 |
| Blue
tit |
45 |
| Robin |
34 |
| House
sparrow |
30.5 |
|
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|
High
jumpers
|
|
Animal
|
in
Mts
|
| Killer
whale |
6 |
| African
leopard |
5.5 |
| Bengal
tiger |
4 |
| African
lion |
3.8 |
| Chamois |
3.6 |
| Atlantic
salmon |
3.5 |
| Domestic
dog |
3.5 |
| Red
kangaroo |
3.1 |
| Impala |
3 |
| Horse |
2.5 |
| Humpback
whale |
2.5 |
| Man |
2.4 |
| Sea
otter |
2.3 |
| Snowshoe
hare |
2.1 |
| Springbok |
2 |
| Leopard
seal |
1.8 |
| Polar
bear |
1.8 |
|
|
Killer
whale |
|
| |
Snow
leopard |
|
Long
jumpers
|
|
Animal
|
in
Mts.
|
| Snow
leopard |
15.2 |
| Red
kangaroo |
12.8 |
| White-tailed
deer |
12.2 |
| Racehorse |
7.9 |
African
lion
(downhill) |
11.8 |
| Impala |
10.6 |
| Killer
whale |
9.1 |
| African
leopard |
9.1 |
| Siberian
tiger |
9.1 |
| Domestic
dog |
9.1 |
| Man |
8.9 |
| Chamois |
7.7 |
| Pine
marten |
3.5 |
| Polar
bear |
4 |
|
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|
|
Sprinters
on land
|
|
Animal
|
km/h
|
| Cheetah |
101 |
| Brown
hare |
72 |
| Ostrich |
72 |
| Thomson's
gazelle |
72 |
| Lion |
70 |
| Race
horse |
69.6 |
| Grey
hound |
67 |
| Coyote |
65 |
| Grey
kangaroo |
64 |
| Mountain
zebra |
64 |
| Red
fox |
64 |
| Polar
bear |
56 |
| Black
rhino |
51.1 |
| Giraffe |
51.1 |
| Wolf |
45 |
| Grizzly
bear |
45 |
| Man |
44.9 |
| African
elephant |
39.4 |
| Reindeer |
32 |
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Cheetah
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