Steve Jenkins - Actual Size

ACTUAL SIZE

by Steve Jenkins

pygmy shrew, 2 inches long

H OUGHTON M IFFLIN C OMPANY B OSTON

The atlas moth is so large that it is often mistaken for a bird.

wingspan: 12 inches

Did you ever look a giant squid in the eye? Have you shaken hands with a gorilla or been face to face with a tiger? All of the animals in this book are shown at actual size, so you can see how you measure up to creatures both large and small.

The dwarf goby is the smallest of all fish.

length: 1/3 inch

The giant squid lives deep in the ocean, where its enormous eyes help
it see in the dim light.

body and tentacles: up to 59 feet long eyes: 12 inches across

The Alaskan brown bear is the largest meat-eating animal that lives on land.

height: 13 feet weight: 1,700 pounds

Here's the largest birdan ostrichwith its egg.

height: up to 9 feet weight: 340 pounds

A two-foot-long tongue! This must be a giant anteater snacking on its favorite food, termites.

body and tail: 7 feet long weight: 85 pounds

The Goliath birdeater tarantula is big enough to catch and eat birds and small mammals.

legs: 12 inches across

The saltwater crocodile, the world's largest reptile, is a man-eater.

length: 23 feet

The Goliath frog lives in Africa. It's big enough to catch and eat birds and rats.

length: 36 inches with legs extended weight: 7 pounds

This is too close to a great white shark!

length: 21 feet weight: 6,000 pounds teeth: 4 inches long

The huge gorilla and the pygmy mouse lemur both have hands a lot like ours.

gorilla : 5 feet tall, 600 pounds mouse lemur: 2 inches tall, 1 ounce

The siberian tiger is the biggest of the big cats.

length: 14 feet, nose to tail weight: 500 - 700 pounds