Height (standing)1.7 m
8.4 tenthsDoor heights
486 millionthsMonaco lengths
7.05Envelope lengths
Adult male; typically walk on knuckles
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Western Gorilla
Our closest relative with ten times the strength/Large Land Animals
The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) shares about 98% of its DNA with humans but packs roughly ten times the upper body strength. Silverback males lead family groups with surprising gentleness, settling most disputes with posturing rather than violence. They build fresh sleeping nests every night, which is more than most humans manage with their own beds.
Measurements
Body mass160 kg
1,143Syrian hamsters
3.9 thousandthsBoeing 737s
7.3 hundredthsRhinoceroses
Adult male; females ~80 kg
Arm span2.6 m
3.7 millionRed light wavelengths
867 millionthsAirport runway lengths
1.4 tenthsBowling lanes
Arms significantly longer than legs
Bite force5,600 N
5.6 millionAnt lifts
187Stapler presses
Powerful jaws for fibrous plant material
Chest breadth6 tenths m
20Bottle caps
3.9 billionDiamond bond lengths
8.2 hundredthsSoccer goal widths
Broad, barrel-shaped chest
Daily food intake18 kg
19.8Bags of sugar
56.3 septillionCaffeine molecule weights
Mostly herbivorous; fruits, leaves, stems
Brain mass5 tenths kg
4.2 hundredthsCorgis
9.6 tenthsWater bottles
~500 g; about a third of the human brain