§ Comparison

West African giraffe or Emperor penguin.

Weight

830–1,200 kgsaharaconservation.org

22–45 kgen.wikipedia.org

Length

4.44–5.05 mielc.libguides.com

0.81–1.08 men.wikipedia.org

Top speed

56 km/hanimals.sandiegozoo.org

6–9 km/hen.wikipedia.org

Lifespan

30 yearsgiraffeconservation.org

19.9 yearsen.wikipedia.org

Sexual maturity

4 yearsen.wikipedia.org

5–6 yearsseaworld.org

Parental care

6–14 monthsen.wikipedia.org

4–6 monthsen.wikipedia.org

Young per litter

1theanimalfacts.com

1en.wikipedia.org

Clutches per year

0.6scienceinsights.org

1seaworld.org

Population

600 individualsgiraffeconservation.org

595,000 individualsjournals.plos.org

Habitat

Lives on the grounden.wikipedia.org

Lives in the seaen.wikipedia.org

Activity

Is active around the clocken.wikipedia.org

Is active around the clocken.wikipedia.org

Diet

Eats leavesen.wikipedia.org

Eats fishen.wikipedia.org

Social life

Moves in a herden.wikipedia.org

Lives in a colonyen.wikipedia.org

Mating

One male, several femalesen.wikipedia.org

Forms a lasting pairen.wikipedia.org

Body covering

Has furnationalgeographic.com

Has feathersen.wikipedia.org

Pattern

Has spotsnationalgeographic.com

Is dark above and pale belowen.wikipedia.org

Shelter

Sleeps in the opennationalgeographic.com

Sleeps in the openen.wikipedia.org

Territoriality

Does not defend a territorydoi.org

Does not defend a territoryantarctica.gov.au

At birth

Is born nearly ready to walkscienceinsights.org

Is born half-formeden.wikipedia.org