A polar bear is about 1.25 times as long as a brown bear. Selected basis: a defined specimen of Brown bear; a defined specimen of Polar bear; approximate values.
Both rulers start at the same zero and share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its original proportions.
2 m - Length; defined specimen.
A brown bear is a large omnivorous mammal found in forests and mountainous regions of Eurasia and North America.
A chosen 2 m, 250 kg adult. Populations differ substantially.
Defined examples — our methodology2.5 m - Length; defined specimen.
A polar bear is a large carnivorous mammal adapted to life on Arctic sea ice, mainly hunting seals.
A chosen 2.5 m, 500 kg adult male.
Defined examples — our methodology
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Living thingsBrown bear2 mA brown bear is a large omnivorous mammal found in forests and mountainous regions of Eurasia and North America.
Living thingsPolar bear2.5 mA polar bear is a large carnivorous mammal adapted to life on Arctic sea ice, mainly hunting seals.
Living thingsHoneybee1.5 cmA honeybee is a social insect that lives in a colony and gathers nectar and pollen from flowers.
PeopleHuman1.75 mA human is a primate of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished by habitual upright walking, language and complex tool use.
Living thingsAfrican elephant3.3 mAn African elephant is a large plant-eating mammal recognised by its trunk, tusks and broad ears.
Living thingsBlue whale25 mA blue whale is a baleen whale that feeds by filtering small animals from seawater.Side by side
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