How heavy is 3,000,000 carats?
It's about nine-tenths as heavy as a Cow
The weight of a Cow is about 3,300,000 carats.
(for Holstein, a.k.a. Holstein Friesian, a.k.a. Friesian, Bos primigenius) (adult, heifer)
A mature Holstein cow (the well-known black-and-white, spotted breed of cow) typically weighs
3,300,000 carats. President William Howard Taft (1909 - 1913) kept a Holstein cow named Pauline Wayne on the White House grounds — a gift from a Wisconsin senator and the source of the First Family's milk.
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It's about one-and-one-fifth times as heavy as a Grizzly Bear
The weight of a Grizzly Bear is about 2,540,000 carats.
(a.k.a. brown bear, a.k.a. silver bear, Ursus arctos horribilis) (Adult, male, coastal area population average)
An adult, male grizzly bear from a coastal area (where food is plentiful) can weigh up to
2,540,000 carats. In spite of their tremendous size, grizzly bears can run at speeds of up to
55 kph (34 mph).
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It's about one-and-one-fifth times as heavy as a Polar Bear
The weight of a Polar Bear is about 2,510,000 carats.
(Ursus maritimus) (adult, male)
An adult, male polar bear weighs between
2,510,000 carats. Polar bears are so heavily insulated by their
9.9 cm (3.9 in) layer of blubber that they are often difficult to detect using infrared photography sensors.
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It's about one-and-two-fifths times as heavy as a Grand Piano
The weight of a Grand Piano is about 2,200,000 carats.
(for Steinway & Sons, Model D Concert Grand Piano)
A Grand Piano, of the kind used for concert performances in large music halls, weighs
2,200,000 carats. Well-made pianos such as this may last
75 to 100 years.
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It's about one-and-a-half times as heavy as a Horse
The weight of a Horse is about 2,000,000 carats.
(Equus ferus caballus) (Arabian, adult)
n Arabian riding horse (or similar breed) weighs between
2,000,000 carats. During races, horses must carry jockeys and their equipment, which in the Kentucky Derby, for example, can weigh up to
270,000 carats.
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It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a Pig
The weight of a Pig is about 1,200,000 carats.
(Domestic pig, Sus scrofa domesticus, a.k.a. S. domesticus) (adult)
Domestic pigs weigh between
1,200,000 carats. The titular character "Babe the pig" in the 1995 family film was played by 48 different American Yorkshire piglets due to the length of filming and the rate at which piglets reach adulthood.
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It's about two-fifths as heavy as a Car
The weight of a Car is about 8,051,000 carats.
(for 2009 Ford Taurus) (curb weight)
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It's about two-and-a-half times as heavy as a cubic meter of Snow
The weight of a cubic meter of Snow is about 1,100,000 carats.
(Freshly fallen, standard conditions; measurements taken in Norway, 1965-68)
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It's about three times as heavy as The Heart of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Heart of a Blue Whale is about 970,000 carats.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
(for a 2014 specimen)
The heart of a blue whale weighs about
970,000 carats. These hearts pump an estimated
7,100 L (1,875 gal) of blood through the whale's massive body.
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It's about one-third as heavy as a Giraffe
The weight of a Giraffe is about 9,410,000 carats.
(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) (adult, male, maximum of range)
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It's about three-tenths as heavy as a Rhinoceros
The weight of a Rhinoceros is about 10,000,000 carats.
(for Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis) (Adult, male)
An adult black rhinoceros weighs between
10,000,000 carats. Rhinoceros are extremely aggressive — nearly one of every two males will die as a result of fighting with other rhinoceros.
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It's about three-and-a-half times as heavy as a Reindeer
The weight of a Reindeer is about 807,000 carats.
(for Rangifer tarandus granti, adult, bull) (a.k.a. Caribou) ()Rangifer tarandus)
An adult, male reindeer weighs between
807,000 carats. Reindeer undertake a lengthy annual migration, with some herds traveling up to
5,000 km.
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It's about four times as heavy as a Panda Bear
The weight of a Panda Bear is about 730,000 carats.
(a.k.a. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca)(Adult, male)
An adult, male Giant Panda weighs up to
730,000 carats. Despite having the digestive system of a carnivore, the panda eats only bamboo and must eat up to
31,000 carats of it per day to compensate for the limited energy the plant provides.
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It's about one-fourth as heavy as The Tongue of a Blue Whale
The weight of The Tongue of a Blue Whale is about 13,000,000 carats.
(Balaenoptera musculus) (adult)
The tongue of a Blue Whale can weigh up to
13,000,000 carats. Despite their tremendous size, blue whales feed almost exclusively on tiny crustaceans called krill and cannot swallow anything much larger than a beach ball.
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It's about one-fifth as heavy as a Hippopotamus
The weight of a Hippopotamus is about 19,000,000 carats.
(Hippopotamus amphibius) (adult, male)
The average weight of an adult male hippopotamus ranges from
18,000,000 carats. Appearances to the contrary, adult hippos cannot swim or float in water; they actually move by leaping and walking across lake bottoms at about
8 kph (5 mph).
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