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Northern giraffe size: How big do they get?

How big does a Northern giraffe get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) reaches an average size of 4.18 meter (13′ 9″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 36.25 years, they grow from 55.22 kg (121.74 lbs) to 959.83 kg (2116.05 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Northern giraffes have 1 babies about 1 times per year. The Northern giraffe (genus: Giraffa) is a member of the family Giraffidae.

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 average adult size of a Northern giraffe is (13' 9

See Giraffe for details of how this proposed taxonomy fits with the currently accepted taxonomy of giraffes.The northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), also known as three-horned giraffe, is the type species of giraffe native to North Africa.In the current IUCN taxonomic scheme, there is only one species of giraffe with the name G. camelopardalis and nine subspecies, but alternative taxonomic hypotheses have proposed two to eleven species.Once abundant throughout Africa since the 19th century, it ranged from Senegal, Mali and Nigeria from West Africa to up north in Egypt. The West African giraffes once lived in Algeria and Morocco in ancient periods until their extinctions due to the Saharan dry climate. It is isolated in South Sudan, Kenya, Chad and Niger.All giraffes are considered Vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN. In 2016, around 97,000 individuals from all subspecies were present in the wild. There are currently 5,195 northern giraffes.

Animals of the same family as a Northern giraffe

We found other animals of the Giraffidae family:

  • Okapi with a size of 2 meter (6′ 7″)

Animals with the same size as a Northern giraffe

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Northern giraffe:

Animals with the same litter size as a Northern giraffe

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Northern giraffe:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Northern giraffe

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Northern giraffe:

Animals with the same weight as a Northern giraffe

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Giraffa camelopardalis: