Gigantism and acromegaly are two disorders with the same disease mechanism and somewhat similar presentations. Even though they have the same disease mechanism, the two have entirely different outcome simply due to the age of onset. Gigantism is the result if the disease mechanism starts in childhood.
Adult Velociraptors grew up to 6.8 feet (2 meters) long, 1.6 feet (0.5 meter) tall at the hip and weighed up to 33 pounds (15 kilograms).
How big does a desert tortoise get? The desert tortoise can weigh between 8 to 15 pounds and attain a length ranging from 9 inches to 15 inches.he desert tortoise can weigh between 8 to 15 pounds and attain a length ranging from 9 inches to 15 inches.