Biome

Grasslands & savannas

Meet the animals of grasslands & savannas and read what we know about how they live there.

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Articles

Comparisons

Chimp muscle makes about 1.35 times the force and power of human muscle of the same size (O'Neill et al.…

Strength & bite force

A captive lioness bit a sensor with 1,594 newtons, about 163 kg of force. No one has ever measured a…

Lion9 min read

Conservation & population

About 140,000 giraffes live wild in Africa, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation's 2025 count. The IUCN lists the giraffe…

Giraffe6 min read

Size & weight

An adult male Bengal tiger weighs about 220 kg (480 lb) and a female about 140 kg (300 lb). The…

Records & rankings

Adult male giraffes grow up to 5.5 m (18 ft) tall and females up to 4.3 m (14 ft). A…

Giraffe10 min read

Records & rankings

An adult tiger usually weighs 75 to 325 kg (165 to 716 lb). Amur males are the heaviest wild tigers…

Tiger9 min read

Conservation & population

Bengal tigers live in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. India has at least 3,167 of them, and tigers range from…

Diet & feeding

Bengal tigers eat mostly deer and wild pigs: chital, sambar and wild boar top the menu. They hunt about once…