How big is an emperor penguin?

The tallest penguin stands around 1.15 meters. That is 1.15 m (3.8 ft) tall.

1.15 m tall · 3.8 ft

The tallest penguin stands around 1.15 meters.

Smartphone 15 cm

Emperor penguin 1.15 m

Emperor penguin next to smartphone, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

An emperor penguin is about 19× the length of a house key House key: 6 cm
An emperor penguin is about 7.7× the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm
An emperor penguin is about 1/1.5 the height of an average person Average person: 1.7 m
An emperor penguin is about 1/1.7 the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m

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