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The heaviest land mammal is the African bush elephant, which has a weight of up to 10.1 t (11.1 short tons). It measures 10–13 ft at the shoulder and consumes around 230 kg (500 lb) of vegetation a day.
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The largest carnivorous bird was Brontornis, an extinct flightless bird from South America which reached a weight of 350 to 400 kg (770 to 880 lb) and a height of about 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in). [176] The tallest carnivorous bird was Kelenken, which could reach 3 to 3.2 meters in height and 220 to 250 kilograms.
The head and body length is from 23 to 30 cm (9.1 to 11.8 in), the tail from 19 to 25 cm (7.5 to 9.8 in), and the adult weight varies between 400 and 600 g (14 and 21 oz). [ 23 ] [ 24 ] They do not display sexual dimorphism , meaning there is no gender difference in size or coloration.
Adults, on average, weigh 285 kg (628 lb), but can range from 180 to 410 kg (400 to 900 lb). [13] [21] The thick coat and large head suggest a larger animal than the muskox truly is; the bison, to which the muskox is often compared, can weigh up to twice as much. [22] However, heavy zoo-kept specimens have weighed up to 650 kg (1,430 lb). [7]
American bison can weigh from around 400 to 1,270 kilograms (880 to 2,800 pounds) [5] [8] and European bison can weigh from 800 to 1,000 kg (1,800 to 2,200 lb). [7] European bison tend to be taller than American bison. Bison are nomadic grazers and travel in herds. The bulls leave the herds of females at two or three years of age, and join a ...
The males weigh 400 to 1,200 kg (880 to 2,650 lb) and females weigh 300 to 600 kg (660 to 1,320 lb). [21] The tail is long, having a dark tuft of hair, and averages 91 cm (36 in) in length. [ 8 ] The life expectancy of giant elands is up to 25 years.
Feral swine up to 400 pounds have invaded almost every county in North Carolina, and the state ranks No. 7 in the nation for the beastly boar, a study revealed Wednesday.