- World Champions
- Largest land mammal - African
elephant (24,000 lbs.)
- Tallest land mammal - giraffe
(19 ft., 3 in.)
- Largest meat-eating land animal - polar bear
and Kodiak bear (11.5 ft. tall, 2,210 lbs.)
- Smallest mammal - bumblebee bat (slightly bigger than a bumblebee and
weighs less than a penny)
- Fastest land mammal - cheetah (up to 70 m.p.h.)
- Heaviest reptile - saltwater crocodile (25.5 ft. long, 4,000 lbs.)
- Largest bird - ostrich (9 ft. tall, 345 lbs.)
- Lincoln Park Zoo Champions
- Largest land mammal - African
elephant Suti (9100 lbs.)
- Tallest land mammal - Baringo
giraffe Gerald (18 ft.)
- Largest meat-eating land animal - polar bear
Thor (1200 lbs.)
- Smallest mammal - pygmy marmoset (4.2 oz.)
- Fastest land mammal - cheetah (up to 70 m.p.h.)
- Heaviest reptile - red-footed tortoise Beetle Bum (19.5 lbs.)
- Largest bird - cinereous vulture Lurch (8-9
ft. wingspan, 23.2 lbs.)
