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New World vultures such as the condor are thought to be the closest living relatives to Argentavis and other teratorns. Average weights are much lower in both the wandering albatross and Andean condor than in Argentavis, at approximately 8.5 kg (19 lb) and 11.3 kg (25 lb), respectively. [16] [17]
Argentavis may have been an exception, as its sheer bulk would have made it a less effective hunter, but better adapted to taking over other predators' kills. As teratorns were not habitual scavengers, they most likely had completely feathered heads, unlike vultures .
The average fully-grown male is estimated to have been 4.1 m (13 ft) tall and weighed about 16 t (17.6 short tons), with very large males possibly rivalling the estimated size of the largest Palaeoloxodon namadicus. [122]
The crayfish can grow up to 2 pounds in less than a year. Their size and rapid reproduction rate allow them to outcompete native species, possibly overtaking food sources and disrupting local ...
A. hildebrandti is thought to have had a body mass of around 230–285 kilograms (507–628 lb). [16] Estimates of the body mass of Aepyornis maximus span from around 275 kilograms (606 lb) [20] to 700–1,000 kilograms (1,500–2,200 lb) [16] making it one of the largest birds ever, alongside Dromornis stirtoni and Pachystruthio dmanisensis.
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A monster fish found along the Connecticut River may mean a species once thought to be extinct is back, FOXCT reports. A 7-foot Atlantic Sturgeon washed up in Lyme ... why it died is still a ...