ScienceTo scale
The giants of the living world, at true scale
From the tallest woman alive to Hyperion, the tallest tree known: a giraffe, a T. rex, the whale shark, the sperm whale, the blue whale and giant trees, at true scale.
Remember this
Hyperion, a coast redwood in California, stood 116.1 m tall in 2019: 3.5 times the longest blue whale on record, the biggest animal that has ever lived. Between that whale and the first tree on the list, General Sherman, there are still 50.8 m to go.
Every giant, from smallest to biggest
Height for what stands, length for what swims or lies along the ground
| Rank | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Wadlow (height) · Tallest person ever measured | 2.72 m (8.9 ft) | |
| George the giraffe (height) · Tallest animal on record | 5.80 m (19.0 ft) | |
| SUE the T. rex (length) · Largest T. rex ever found | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
Source: Guinness World Records · Field Museum · PeerJ · NOAA · NPS · Frontiers
