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Goliath birdeater

Length

up to 28 cm (leg span of a large adult (11 inches))

Weight

up to 170 g (large adults, up to about 6 ounces)

Lifespan in the wild

12 to 16 years (in the wild (Virginia Zoo; into the early 20s in human care); males live much shorter lives, about 3 to 6 years)

Lives in

Suriname, Guyana, Brazil and Venezuela