Body length4 m
8.1 millionthsLake Michigan lengths
4.38Door widths
2,632Stacked pennies
Photo by Bob Brewer on Unsplash
Hippopotamus
Africa's most dangerous large animal/Large Land Animals
The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is responsible for more human deaths in Africa than any other large animal, which is an incredible resume for something that looks like an angry couch. They can open their mouths to a terrifying 150-degree gape, run at highway speeds on land, and secrete a natural red-tinted sunscreen. They cannot actually swim; they run along the bottom.
Measurements
Body mass1,500 kg
51.7 millionGrains of rice
4.2 billionthsMount Everest masses
Adult male; can exceed 2000 kg
Top speed (land)11 m/s
1.64School zone speeds
7.4 thousandthsSounds in water
~40 km/h; surprisingly fast for their size
Bite force12,600 N
25.2 millionRaindrop weights
6,300Cat paw swipes
3.15Boxing punches
Among the strongest bite forces of any living mammal
Mouth gape1.2 m
7.69Dollar bills
83.9 millionthsStrait of Gibraltar widths
1 hundredthsSki jump hills
Can open mouth approximately 150 degrees
Canine tooth length5 tenths m
3.8 tenthsBathrobe lengths
1.11Necklace lengths
Lower canines; grow continuously
Shoulder height1.5 m
500Sesame seeds
15Chicken wing lengths
1.6 hundredthsFootball field lengths
Daily food intake40 kg
667Chicken eggs
7.41Unabridged dictionaries
1.5 quadrillionRed blood cell weights
Herbivore; eats ~40 kg of grass nightly