10 of the World’s Largest Animals
Published by Have you ever think what are the largest animals on the earth? Here is a list of ten of the world’s largest animals.
Largest animal
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Blue whale is the largest animal of all times. The recorded weight of this animal was 190 tonnes with the length of 30m.
Largest living land animal
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Largest living land animal is African Bush elephant which has an average weight of 100 kg at the time of birth. The largest elephant recorded was a male having the weight of 13.5 tons and a length of 10.6 m (from trunk to tail) with a shoulder height of 4.2 m.
Largest living land carnivore
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Polar bear and brown bear are the largest living land carnivores having the weight of 1 ton and height of 3m.
Largest reptile
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The largest living reptile is saltwater crocodile with the length of 5 m. The largest recorded crocodile had a weight of 1,900 kg and 6.3 m length.
Tallest living land animal
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Having 5.8 m height giraffe is considered as the tallest living animal on the land. Its weight is approximately 2,000 kg.
Largest living bird
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Ostrich is the largest living bird having a height of 2.7 m and a weight of 156 kg.
Largest amphibian
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Chinese giant salamander is the largest living amphibian having a weight of 64 kg and 1.83 m length.
Largest fish
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Whale shark is the largest living fish having a length of 13.6 m and 22,000 kg weight.
Largest invertebrate
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Colossal Squid is the largest invertebrate which attains the maximum size of 14 m long. The largest recorded size of colossal squid was measured 10 m long with a weight of 494 kg.
Heaviest insect
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Goliath beetle is the heaviest beetle having a weight of 115 g and a length of 11.5 cm.
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65 Responses to “10 of the World’s Largest Animals”
On October 16, 2008 at 5:59 am
Incredible collection, and the beetle surprised me as heaviest..
On October 16, 2008 at 8:14 am
What a great article! You have two of my favorite animals listed here..elephant and bear. The Chinese giant salamander is indeed a giant. I am used to the ones we find here in Ontario..as long as your ring finger!
On October 16, 2008 at 10:23 am
Lots of good info and pics. Thanks
On October 16, 2008 at 1:51 pm
most of the names are familiar but the pictures are really mesmerised me.
On October 16, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Great article and pictures.
On October 16, 2008 at 3:20 pm
The amphibian is bizarre looking. Informative piece
On October 16, 2008 at 5:10 pm
nice collection
On October 16, 2008 at 9:43 pm
The bear and the crocodile are the scariest of them all. I wouldn’t like to meet up with them.
On October 16, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Thank you all for the nice feedback.
On October 17, 2008 at 3:33 am
Such awesome and enormous animals. Nice photos.
On October 21, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Another very cool article! I love elephants!
Blessings.
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-Liane Schmidt.
On October 24, 2008 at 4:39 am
Very informative with great images!
On October 27, 2008 at 3:39 pm
it was pretty good but i was looking for the largest animal on earth in the 2ooo B.C
On November 15, 2008 at 10:57 pm
That was neat. Thanks!
Inna
On November 21, 2008 at 12:39 am
what a nice photos you have here, and it really amaze me allot!
On December 10, 2008 at 1:54 pm
wow very good photos you have yhere but they are not that big put more bigger ones on ther ok ?
On December 29, 2008 at 4:54 pm
r u sure the biggest sea animal is the shark-whale??
i thought it was the blue whale!!!!
On January 27, 2009 at 9:02 pm
it amuzed me that the bettle is the heaviest because i nver thought that a bettle was the heaveist. the elephant looks the largest land animal. i was looking for the largest animal in the world and i found alot more and it is intresting
On February 22, 2009 at 7:33 pm
that…was……is…..AWESOME
On February 26, 2009 at 1:12 am
Tis is really cool…
On February 26, 2009 at 5:34 am
this article is really very informative…i really think you guys should make more articles like this one…good luck on that!
On February 26, 2009 at 9:33 am
Lia – The blue whale is the largest animal, and largest sea animal. It is a mammal, not a fish. The whale shark is the largest fish. It is not a whale, just big like one.
On April 28, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Thanks for the info it helped a lot!!
On May 7, 2009 at 2:05 am
WOW!~thanks for sharing….
it’s awesome!
On May 17, 2009 at 6:16 pm
the largest moving thing on earth is my peter haha
On May 30, 2009 at 5:18 am
lol i love the comments.
they are all realy so good with good like grammar and they is the best with lots of information about stuff.
and people read well on this site.
On June 2, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Actually, I think my roommates ex-girlfriend may have the record for largest land animal.
On June 2, 2009 at 4:04 pm
All the photos and weights were great, the sad part is that some of these animals are endangered, it would be nice if we could keep them alive.
On June 2, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Thanks for the article. Me and my 5 year old daughter loved it.
On July 1, 2009 at 11:20 pm
that was kool loved it lol
On July 16, 2009 at 10:15 pm
that was great. amazing facts. but are you sure the biggest blue whale is 190 tons?
On July 26, 2009 at 12:34 pm
pretty good. i was looking for more unbelievable science fiction like animals. ones you wouldn\’t think were real.
On July 26, 2009 at 12:34 pm
pretty good. i was looking for more unbelievable science fiction like animals. ones you wouldn\\\\\\\’t think were real.
On July 26, 2009 at 12:35 pm
pretty good. i was looking for more unbelievable science fiction like animals. ones you would not think were real.
On October 3, 2009 at 11:30 pm
The Giraffe – The World’s Tallest Animal! Print E-mail
The Giraffe is the world’s tallest living animal – a male giraffe grows up to 16-18 feet tall (4.9 – 5.5 metres). The tallest ever giraffe was 19.2 feet tall! Scientists call the giraffe Giraffa Camelopardus. the giraffe is the tallest animal on earth today The word “Giraffe” comes from the Arabic word for “tall”. In olden times the giraffe was called a “Camel-leopard”, since it had spots a bit like a leopard, but walked a bit like a camel. Because the giraffe is so tall, it has some other special features.
First of all, to pump blood all the way up its long neck, the giraffe needs a very strong heart. In fact, its heart weighs 26 lb (12 kg), making it the biggest heart in the animal kingdom! Also, it has special blood vessels in its head to prevent it fom fainting when it lifts its head suddenly!
When a giraffe is kept in a zoo, it is sometimes the tallest thing in the whole zoo. This means it’s the most likely to be struck by lightning during a thunderstorm! In the wild, giraffes live amongst trees that are taller than they – and besides, the places they live have much less lightning than most other places in the world.
On October 3, 2009 at 11:32 pm
the animals are really big!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On October 4, 2009 at 8:22 am
i like animals but these animals r not very big.
from Aqeed hassan.
On November 5, 2009 at 11:10 pm
nice once.
On November 24, 2009 at 3:41 pm
omg the animals are big
On November 24, 2009 at 3:44 pm
i would prefer something else
On November 24, 2009 at 3:50 pm
ha ha i hate animals
On November 26, 2009 at 1:08 pm
very good article and nice pictures!
On December 7, 2009 at 10:42 am
I love pictures i stupid
On December 10, 2009 at 9:24 am
very good info.provided!!
On January 12, 2010 at 5:34 pm
this is really good info!!:D
On January 12, 2010 at 5:36 pm
this is the dealio. it is realio!
On January 16, 2010 at 12:49 pm
nice picture, i love it, good job but did you know the biggest animal is a type of octupus not a blue whale
On January 18, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Maybe it was cold on the day they measured!
On January 19, 2010 at 9:15 am
that realy shows the greatness and the power of God.
On January 21, 2010 at 10:29 am
these are reaiiy kool facts .Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love these kind of things .
On January 22, 2010 at 9:26 am
Nice list. If you want more big facts, such as who has the biggest tooth, then take a peek at http://www.largestfastestsmartest.com
On January 24, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Good Info!!!
On January 26, 2010 at 11:59 pm
i beleive the polar bear is larger than the brown bear
On January 29, 2010 at 6:47 am
Animals are really big, and i accept that they are largest, longest, heaviest but the Numbers given is wrong for a crocodile….
The longest crocodile recorded ever was 23 f….
On January 29, 2010 at 11:48 pm
to kimikoakaka: Your comment about the giraffe was very interesting, but the fact is it does not have the largest heart in the animal kingdom,not even close. All of the great baleen whales and the sperm whale have much larger hearts. The adult Blue Whale’s heart averages about two thousand pounds.
Compare that to the giraffe’s 26 lbs. I doubt the giraffe’s heart would make the “top ten”. Other animals with larger hearts include the Elephant Seal and the Whale Shark. Where did you get your information? Did you just make this up?
On March 23, 2010 at 1:06 pm
im gonna be diff from everyone else and say this article was horrible…simply awful
On April 7, 2010 at 9:17 pm
the 1st one the squid is freaking me out.
On April 28, 2010 at 2:37 am
How u get those pics
On May 28, 2010 at 4:29 pm
wow that is so amazing! I wish I had a pet zebra!
On May 28, 2010 at 4:38 pm
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On June 21, 2010 at 10:48 pm
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On June 26, 2010 at 5:33 am
nothing to say
On June 26, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Thank You.
On July 26, 2010 at 9:00 am
Amazing animals.
On August 27, 2010 at 2:55 am
The Blue Whale can reach up to 40m in length
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