Wandering albatross (Wings spread)
3 m (9.843 ft)
Wingspan
The seabird with the widest wings alive today. Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.5 m, wingtip to wingtip.
Published
How big is that?
3 m is 1.7 times an adult man and 11% of a blue whale.
Wandering albatross is the 12th smallest of the 31 Prehistoric Giants objects, and the 33rd smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Bowling pin (Ten-pin) (Classic), 38.1 cm tall and Voyager's dish (High-gain antenna) (Cosmic Scale), 3.66 m across.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Wandering albatross in orange beside the Prehistoric Giants objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Wandering albatross |
|---|---|---|
| Arthropleura (Giant millipede)The largest arthropod ever, from the coal forests. Seen from above. | 2.63 m long | 88% of the size |
| Woolly mammoth (Adult male)The shaggy Ice Age elephant of northern Siberia. Measured at the shoulder. | 2.8 m tall | 93% of the size |
| Elephant bird (Madagascar)A giant flightless bird from Madagascar, extinct for about a thousand years. | 3 m tall | about the same |
| Giant moa (South Island)New Zealand's giant flightless bird, extinct for about 600 years. Measured with its neck stretched up. | 3 m tall | about the same |
| Wandering albatross (Wings spread) | 3 m wingtip to wingtip | – |
In other units
| Centimetres | 300 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 3 |
| Inches | 118.1 |
| Feet | 9.843 |
| Yards | 3.281 |
How it's measured
Wingspan. Range midpoint of the NHM's average 2.5-3.5 m.
Wingspan runs from one wingtip to the other with the wings fully spread.
The source gives a range, so this is the middle of it.
Sources
- nhm.ac.uk: Natural History Museum: wingspan on average 2.5-3.5 metres.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Wandering albatross is one of the objects in Prehistoric Giants, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.