Answer : An Elk is heavier than a Quagga
The average weight of a Quagga is 275 kg, (606 lbs) and for an Elk the average is 295 kg, (650 lbs)
Name | Name:Quagga | Name:Elk |
Weight | Weight:275 kg, (606 lbs) | Weight:295 kg, (650 lbs) |
| * Extinct - ranged from 250 to 300kg | * ranges from 225 to 331kg |
Height | Height:130 cm, (4 ft, 3.2 in ) | Height:140 cm, (4 ft, 7.1 in ) |
Top Speed | Top Speed:n/a | Top Speed:72 kph, (45 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):18 | Lifespan in Wild (years):12 |
Description | Description:Quaggas were a subspecies of zebras, but are now extinct due to hunting by European settlers in the late 1800's. Like Okapis, they had partial zebra markings. They had the same striping at the head and neck and part way down their middles. The stripes faded around the middle of the animal, and disappeared all together at the rear. The last of its kind wasdied in 1883 at Amsterdam Zoo. | Description:Elk are like very large deer with enormous antlers and thick necks. They are among the largest of the land mammals and are the very largest in the deer family. |
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