How big does a Giant eland get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus) reaches an average size of 2.52 meter (8′ 4″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). Usually, they reach an age of 16.17 years. A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 644.51 kg (1420.9 lbs). The Giant eland (genus: Taurotragus) is a member of the family Bovidae.
As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.
The giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus), also known as the Lord Derby eland, is an open-forest and savanna antelope. A species of the family Bovidae and genus Taurotragus, it was described in 1847 by John Edward Gray. The giant eland is the largest species of antelope, with a body length ranging from 220–290 cm (86.5–114 in). There are two subspecies: T. d. derbianus and T. d. gigas.The giant eland is an herbivore, eating grasses, foliage and branches. They usually form small herds consisting of 15–25 members, both males and females. Giant elands are not territorial, and have large home ranges. They are naturally alert and wary, which makes them difficult to approach and observe. They can run at up to 70 km/h (43 mph) and use this speed as a defence against predators. Mating occurs throughout the year but peaks in the wet season. They mostly inhabit broad-leafed savannas, woodlands and glades.The giant eland is native to Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and South Sudan. It is no longer present in The Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Togo. It can also be found in the Jos wildlife park in Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, and Uganda due to over hunting and a lack of professional wildlife management. The subspecies have been listed with different conservation statuses by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Animals of the same family as a Giant eland
We found other animals of the Bovidae family:
- Chinkara bringing 18.91 kilos (41.69 lbs) to the scale
- Mountain gazelle with a size of 1.01 meter (3′ 4″)
- Cattle with an average maximal age of 20 years
- Goat with 1 babies per litter
- Maxwell’s duiker with a size of 84.5 cm (2′ 10″)
- Günther’s dik-dik with a size of 61.2 cm (2′ 1″)
- Red-flanked duiker with a size of 65 cm (2′ 2″)
- Red hartebeest with an average maximal age of 15.25 years
- European bison with a size of 2.9 meter (9′ 7″)
- Zebra duiker with a size of 87.5 cm (2′ 11″)
Animals with the same size as a Giant eland
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Giant eland:
- Pacific white-sided dolphin with a size of 2.21 meter (7′ 3″)
- Caribbean monk seal with a size of 2.29 meter (7′ 7″)
- Short-beaked common dolphin with a size of 2.44 meter (8′ 1″)
- Reindeer with a size of 2.23 meter (7′ 4″)
- Gayal with a size of 2.7 meter (8′ 11″)
- South American sea lion with a size of 2.12 meter (7′ 0″)
- Sumatran rhinoceros with a size of 2.77 meter (9′ 2″)
- Irrawaddy dolphin with a size of 2.5 meter (8′ 3″)
- American bison with a size of 2.85 meter (9′ 5″)
- Black rhinoceros with a size of 2.85 meter (9′ 5″)
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Giant eland
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Giant eland:
- Fringed myotis with an average maximal age of 18.25 years
- Eld’s deer with an average maximal age of 19.33 years
- Greater glider with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Common pipistrelle with an average maximal age of 16.67 years
- Calabar angwantibo with an average maximal age of 13 years
- Leopard cat with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Yellow mongoose with an average maximal age of 15.17 years
- Maned wolf with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Rhim gazelle with an average maximal age of 14 years
- Thylacine with an average maximal age of 13 years
Animals with the same weight as a Giant eland
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Taurotragus derbianus:
- African buffalo with a weight of 592.83 kilos (1306.96 lbs)
- Cattle with a weight of 615.82 kilos (1357.65 lbs)
- Bactrian camel with a weight of 550.76 kilos (1214.22 lbs)
- Banteng with a weight of 631.49 kilos (1392.2 lbs)
- European bison with a weight of 674.44 kilos (1486.88 lbs)
- American bison with a weight of 622.29 kilos (1371.91 lbs)
- Common eland with a weight of 561.8 kilos (1238.56 lbs)
- Moose with a weight of 541.46 kilos (1193.71 lbs)
- Short-finned pilot whale with a weight of 726 kilos (1600.55 lbs)