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How heavy is 730,000 carats?

It's about 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.
It's about nine-tenths 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 three-fourths 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.
It's about two-thirds 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)
One cubic meter of freshly fallen snow under standard conditions weighs an average of 1,100,000 carats. Assembled in 2008, the world record largest snowman was constructed of 29,000,000,000 carats of snow and stood 37.21 m (122.1 ft) tall.
It's about three-fifths 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.
It's about one-and-four-fifths times as heavy as a Kangaroo
The weight of a Kangaroo is about 410,000 carats.
(for red kangaroo, Macropus rufus) (adult, male)
An adult, male red kangaroo weighs up to 410,000 carats. Fantastic jumpers, red kangaroos can leap horizontally 9 m (30 ft) and vertically 3 m (9 ft) in a single bound.
It's about two times as heavy as a Beer Keg
The weight of a Beer Keg is about 354,800 carats.
(for US half-barrel, full keg; draft beer; including keg itself, stainless steel)
A typical, half-barrel beer keg weighs 354,800 carats when full. A keg of this size contains 15.5 gallons of beer, or the equivalent of 6.8 cases.
It's about one-third 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.
It's about three times as heavy as an Octopus
The weight of an Octopus is about 240,000 carats.
(for Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus) (Adult, average)
The adult North Pacific Giant Octopus usually weighs around 240,000 carats. It is the largest octopus species and is known for its considerable intelligence, including the ability to open jars, solve mazes, and mimic other octopuses.
It's about one-third 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.
It's about three-and-a-half times as heavy as a Toilet
The weight of a Toilet is about 212,000 carats.
(KOHLER Round front sitting flush toilet, model #K-11471-0)
The weight of a typical round front sitting flush toilet is 212,000 carats. The Indian town of Musiri in Tamil Nadu state features the world's only paying toilet, which rewards its users up to 10¢ Indian (10 paisas) per visit and uses the waste for compost and fertilizer.
It's about three-tenths 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.
It's about three-tenths 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).
It's about one-fifth 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.
It's about five times as heavy as a Dalmatian
The weight of a Dalmatian is about 144,000 carats.
(a.k.a. Dalmatinac, a.k.a. Carriage Dog, a.k.a. Spotted Coach Dog, a.k.a. Firehouse Dog) (FCI standard; male)
The Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) calls for Dalmatians to weigh between 144,000 carats. The association of the breed with fire departments (and similarly with Budweiser Beer and its team of Clydesdales) stems from their affinity for horses, having been used historically as carriage dogs capable of guiding horse-drawn fire engines to the sites of blazes.
 
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