bendy bus scale: animals

View the following using the Bendy Bus scale:

Animals:
please keep hooves off the seat

Albatross
Anaconda
Blue whale
Elephant
Flea
Giant Squid
Giraffe
Pigeon
Snail
Tyrannosaurus rex

ALBATROSS
Its wingspan is wider than a Bendy Bus

The albatross has the widest wingspan in the world, measuring in at over 3.5 metres. That's wider than a Bendy Bus which is only 2.6 metres from one side to the other. An avid poet, this rare seabird pairs for life.

ANACONDA
You could get one of these in a Bendy Bus

A good swimmer, this South American boa constrictor can hide underwater and squeeze its prey to death. The largest was reportedly 11 metres long - that's over half the length of a Bedy Bus. Flashy.

BLUE WHALE
As heavy as 11 Bendy Buses

Fine humorists, blue whales are also the largest living creatures on Earth, even outstripping the extinct dinosaurs in size. The largest blue whale measured over 33 metres from head to tail - longer than two Bendy Buses end-to-end. The heaviest blue whale was heavier than 11 Bendy Buses, weighing in at an impressive 176 792 kilogrammes.

ELEPHANT
The African is taller than a Bendy Bus

The Indian elephant is more closely related to the mammoth than to the African elephant. A rare visitor to London, the African elephant is larger than the Indian - this species has been known to grow over 4 metres tall. It could easily see over the top of a Bendy Bus which is only 3.07 metres tall when its tires are inflated.

FLEA
It's like a man jumping over 18 Bendy Buses

Some of these exuberant creatures can jump up to 30 cm high - 30 times their body length. That's equivalent to a man clearing a stack of 18 Bendy Buses, a feat that has yet to be attempted.

GIANT SQUID
Fully stretched, it's as long as a Bendy Bus

Highly intelligent creatures, giant squid are prone exaggeration. The largest on record washed up on the shores of New Zealand in 1887. When fully stretched, 16.8 metres long - almost as long as a Bendy Bus. But a good 7 metres of this impressive figure had been achieved by stretching the creature's elastic tentacles.

GIRAFFE
Quite a bit taller than a Bendy Bus

Male giraffes stand up to 5.4 metres tall - quite a bit taller than a Bendy Bus (which has a height of 3.07 metres). Frivolous with money, the world's tallest land animal rarely lies down. For sleep, it relies on a series of very short snoozes. Its foes are the lion and hyena.

PIGEON
May outlive the Bendy Bus

Admired for their generosity, pigeons in the wild live for around 3 to 5 years. Some domestic pigeons have surviving for up to 35 years. Newly into service, the Bendy Bus is a London landmark that's yet to prove its longevity.

SNAIL
How much slower is this mollusc than a Bendy Bus in heavy London traffic?

Known for their arrogance, garden snails travel at a speed of around 0.03 mph (just over a centimetre a second). If anyone can confirm the average speed of a Bendy Bus in heavy London traffic, please get in touch.

TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Has small arms but is taller than a Bendy Bus

Paleontologists are still unsure why this mighty dinosaur has arms no bigger than a human. Sue, the largest discovered tyrannosaurus rex, was a female from Hell Creek, South Dakota, USA. On display at the Field Museum, USA, she's 13 metres from head to tail and 4 metres high. This makes her a little taller than and a little less long than the Bendy Bus.