What is being measured?
The zoo lists male height up to 5.5 m (18 ft). Females are listed separately. This is the published metric upper-size reference, not an average.
Use the named object, variant and dimension. A manufactured or natural object can differ from this reference.
- Dimension
- standing height
- Reference value
- 5.5 m
- Evidence
- Published reference measurement
- In metres
- 5.5 m
- Variant
- Male; published upper height
Put the length in perspective
One Giraffe — male, upper height reference represents approximately 64.3 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.
Giraffe — male, upper height reference · 5.5 m
Metre · 1 m
Foot (international) · 0.3048 m