Facts

A few fun facts about Paraceratherium relates to how the animal circulates its blood. Since the Paraceratherium is so large it would have a heart rate that would be a little faster that an elephant's which is approximately 30 beats per minute. However, the blood pressure is more like that of a giraffe due to the Paraceratherium being so tall with a long neck. The blood pressure would be around 300 mm Hg (Prothero, 2013).

 

 

 

 

 

These pictures are here to display the size of the animals that would have the same heart rate and blood pressure as the Paraceratherium. These pictures are taken from arkive.org

To learn more about elephants you can visit: http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/shah_rach/

To learn more about giraffes you can visit: http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/arnold_alli/