What is the tallest animal in the world?
The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world: about 18 ft5.5 m1 tall. The tallest animal alive: it eats leaves from the tops of trees.
Next on Peabody, among the animals with a checked number we can show: the American bison, at about 6 to 6.5 ft1.8 to 2 m2 tall.
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Where the numbers come from
- Wikidata, from its cited reference, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Bison subject page, checked 30 October 2026.