What is being measured?
Chosen midpoint of the zoo's 24–27 in height range. It is not a measured mean; the source notes that males are generally slightly larger than females.
The comparison uses the midpoint of the stated range. That midpoint is a chosen reference, not a measured population mean.
- Dimension
- standing height
- Reference value
- 25.5 in
- Evidence
- Chosen midpoint of a documented range
- In metres
- 0.6477 m
- Variant
- African penguin, zoo profile's height range
- Source range
- 24–27 in
- What the range means
- Published descriptive range; sample size and sampling date are not stated. UniRuler selects its midpoint, not a measured mean.
Put the length in perspective
One African penguin represents approximately 7.57 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.
African penguin · 0.6477 m
Metre · 1 m
Foot (international) · 0.3048 m