Height (standing)3 m
1.73Yoga mat lengths
30.9Softball circumferences
2.04Necktie lengths
On hind legs; largest individuals
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Kodiak Bear
The largest subspecies of brown bear/Large Land Animals
The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) has been isolated on Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago for about 12,000 years, evolving into the largest subspecies of brown bear on Earth. They rival polar bears for the title of largest land carnivore, though calling them 'carnivore' is generous since they're enthusiastic omnivores who get most of their calories from salmon and berries. About 3,500 of them live on the islands, outnumbered by humans roughly four to one.
Measurements
Body mass680 kg
4.3 hundredthsFire trucks
5.76Dwayne The Rock Johnson weights
136Human heads
Adult male average; can exceed 750 kg before hibernation
Head-to-tail length2.4 m
4.3 billionSalt crystals
20Candy bar lengths
5.33Shoulder widths
Shoulder height1.3 m
13.4Softball diameters
102 billionthsEarth diameters
29.5Wine cork lengths
On all fours
Claw length1 tenths m
3.3 tenthsSubway Footlongs
22.2 quadrillionthsNeptune orbit radii
3.3 hundredthsDiving boards
Slightly shorter than grizzly claws
Top speed12.5 m/s
164Galapagos tortoises
1.6 thousandthsISS orbital speeds
3.6 tenthsCommuter trains
~45 km/h despite their massive size