African elephant vs Giraffe: which is taller?
Giraffe (520 cm · 17' 1") is taller than African elephant (330 cm · 10' 10") by 190 cm · 6' 3" — 1.58× the height.
- African elephant: 330 cm · 10' 10" · 650 cm · 21' 4" long · 6 t (13,228 lb)
- Giraffe: 520 cm · 17' 1" · 450 cm · 14' 9" long · 1.2 t (2,646 lb)
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African elephant vs Giraffe: size side by side
| African elephant | Giraffe | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 330 cm · 10' 10" | 520 cm · 17' 1" |
| In metres | 3.3 m | 5.2 m |
| Next to an average man (171 cm) | 1.9 times as tall | 3 times as tall |
How big is the difference?
The difference is 1.9 m. African elephant is 63.5% of the size of Giraffe, so it would take about 1.6 of the first, stacked up, to match the second.
The difference is easy to see when both are drawn on one scale.
What fits between them?
These are bigger than African elephant but smaller than Giraffe: Blue whale (420 cm · 13' 9"), Stegosaurus (430 cm · 14' 1"), Humpback whale (400 cm · 13' 1").
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