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Alleged tallest woman in recorded history (not recognized by Guinness World Records). [154] 1616–1633 (17) Ella Ewing: United States: 254 cm: 8 ft 4 in: Alleged second tallest woman in recorded history (not recognized by Guinness World Records). Her mother describes her full height at 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m). [155] 1872–1913 (40) Zeng Jinlian ...
Mac the Moose is a steel and concrete sculpture of a moose in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It is on the grounds of Moose Jaw's visitors' center, on the corner of E Thatcher Drive and the Trans-Canada Highway. [1] It is claimed to be the world's largest moose at 10.36 metres (34.0 ft) tall [2] and a weight of approximately 10 long tons (10,000 kg ...
Cervalces latifrons, the broad-fronted moose, or the giant moose [3] was a giant species of deer that inhabited Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene epoch. It is thought to be the ancestor of the modern moose, as well as the extinct North American Cervalces scotti. It was considerably larger than living moose, placing it as one of the largest ...
The largest Alaska moose was shot in western Yukon in September 1897; it weighed 820 kg (1,808 lb), and was 2.33 m (7.6 ft) tall at the shoulder. [7] While the Alaska moose and the Asian Chukotka moose match the extinct Irish elk in size, they are smaller than Cervalces latifrons, the largest deer of all time. [8]
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... Of these moose can grow up to 2.33 m tall and weigh as much as 820 kg.
The largest wild suid to ever exist was Kubanochoerus gigas, having measured up to 550 kg (1,210 lb) and stood more than 1.3 m (4.3 ft) tall at the shoulder. [ 25 ] The largest living cervid is the moose ( Alces alces ), particularly the Alaskan subspecies ( A. a. gigas ), verified at up to 820 kg (1,810 lb), a total length of 3.5 m (11 ft) and ...
Its tusks have been known to reach 2.7 m (9 ft) in length, although in modern populations they are most commonly recorded at a length of 0.6–0.9 m (2 ft 0 in – 2 ft 11 in). [1] The average walking speed of an elephant is 7.2 km/h (4.5 mph), but they can run at recorded speeds of up to 24 km/h (15 mph).
The tallest bird ever was the South Island giant moa (Dinornis robustus), part of the moa family of New Zealand that went extinct about 500 years ago. The moa stood up to 3.7 m (12 ft) tall, [49] and weighed approximately half as much as a large elephant bird or mihirung due to its comparatively slender frame. [44]