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).
The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is largest rudiment and the tallest land mammal. The average height of a giraffe differs between male and female. Male giraffes (or âbullsâ) can be up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) tall, with a shoulder height of 11 feet (3.3 meters). Female giraffes (or âcowsâ) can be up to 14 feet (4.3 meters) tall, with a shoulder height of 9 feet (2.8 meters).