[The Past and present of La Salle County, Illinois : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of La Salle County, history of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc, etc..
The great auk was 75 to 85 centimetres (30 to 33 in) tall and weighed around 5 kilograms (11 lb) The size of a medium penguin, it lived in the open ocean except for when it waddled ashore for breeding on just a few islands.
Adults great whites are on an average between 4 to 5 meters (13 to 17 feet) in length. Females are generally larger than males. They can weigh an average of around 700 to 1100 â¦ kilograms (1500 to 2400 pounds). Giant great whites of weights upto 2200 kilograms (5000 pounds) have been caught by fishermen.