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15 Giants Animals of the World

Every animal has its own characteristics to create a lively and exciting natural world.

In our nature there are many different kinds of animals. Here are the 15 largest animal species in the world, classified by species such as mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians…!!

1) Blue Whale ( The biggest fish )

Blue Whale

Blue Whale

The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of the horned whale. With a length of about 25 – 27 m (the longest known blue whale is 33.5 m long) and weighs about 210 tons or more. The tongue of the blue whale weighs about 2.7 tons, roughly the average size of an Asian elephant and its heart weighs about 600 kg, the largest of all known animals. Not all hearts are the same size as a mini cooper but weight is the same. Blue whales almost eat small creatures like shrimps, shrimps … collectively called krill. During the summer, the blue whale eats a lot, the amount of food consumed is amazing every day, 3.6 tons (7,900 pounds) or more. The daily number of calories required for an adult blue whale is about 1.5 million.

2) African Elephants ( The heaviest land animal in the world )

African elephants

African elephants

African elephants are the largest terrestrial animal in the world, with male elephants 6 to 7.5 meters long, shoulder height 3.3 meters, and weighing 6 tons. Female elephants are small, about 5.4 – 6.9 m in length, 2.7 m in height from their shoulders, and weighing 3 tons. African adults generally have no natural enemies due to its large size, but lions are susceptible to lions and crocodiles attacks, and are occasionally reported and hyenas attacked.

3) African Giraffes ( The highest land animal in the world )

African Giraffes

African Giraffes

Giraffes are African ungulates and are the highest land animals in the world. It stands 5 – 6 m high and has an average weight of 1600 kg for males and 830 kg for females. Giraffes have an extremely long neck, maybe more than 2m, which accounts for almost half the height of the animal.

4) Southern Elephant Seals ( The world’s largest carnivory sea creature )

Southern Elephant Seals

Southern Elephant Seals

Southern elephant seals are the largest marine carnivore today. Whilst the females weighed between 400 and 900 kilograms and were 2.6 – 3 meters long, the average weight of the males was between 2,200 and 4,000 kilograms and was 4.5 – 5.8 meters long. The record-breaking male at Possession Bay, South Georgia, on February 28, 1913, measured 6.85 m and estimated to weigh 5,000 kg.

5) Polar Bears ( The biggest land Eater )

Polar Bears

Polar Bears

The largest predators on the ground were polar bears, Kodiak bears – a subspecies of brown bears. Because they are of similar body size, it is not clear which is larger. In both species, the measured shoulder height is over 1.6 m and the total length is 3.05 m. The heaviest polar bear and brown bear were recorded at 1,003 kg and 1,135 kg, respectively.

6) Saltwater Crocodiles  ( The largest reptile in the world )

Saltwater crocodiles

Saltwater crocodiles

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest reptiles. It is found in habitats from northern Australia through Southeast Asia to the east coast of India. The weight of an adult male saltwater crocodile is 409 to 1,000 kg and its normal length is 4.1 to 5.5 m. Saltwater crocodile is a carnivore, capable of attacking any animal entering its territory, either in the water or on land.

7) Largest Salamanders  ( The largest amphibian )

Largest Salamanders

Largest Salamanders

Giant Chinese are the largest salamanders in the world, reaching a length of 180 cm. These animals live in rocky streams and lakes in China, and are extremely vulnerable due to habitat loss due to pollution. It is considered as a delicious food and is used in traditional Chinese medicine.

8) Giant Rabbit

Giant Rabbit

Giant Rabbit

The Flemish Giant is a domesticated rabbit, native to the Flemish region. It was raised as early as the 16th century around the city of Ghent, Belgium. This rabbit can weigh up to 12.7 kg.

9) Big Bat Species

Big Bat Species

Big Bat Species

The largest bat species is the giant flying bat, an endangered fruit bat from the tropical jungle of the Philippines that is part of the bat. The maximum size is about 1.5 kg, 55 cm in length and the wingspan can be nearly 1.8m.

10) The Biggest Rodent

The Biggest Rodent

The Biggest Rodent

The largest rodent is the langur, native to most of the tropical and temperate regions of South America east of the Andes. Adult mice can reach 1.5 m and 0.9 m from their shoulder height and a maximum weight of 105.4 kg. It is a highly social species and can be found in large groups of about 100, but usually lives in groups of 10-20.

11) The Moon Fish

the moon fish

the moon fish

The largest vertebrates are the moon fish, widely distributed. It is like a fish head with a tail, and its main body is squashed. The adult moon fish has an average length of 1.8 m, the length between the fins is 2.5 m and the average weight is about 1,000 kg, although there is a fish up to 3.3 m in length, 4 The distance between the two fins and the weight of up to 2,300 kg is being observed.

12)  Largest Python

 Largest Python

Largest Python

The largest living member of this giant reptile is the blue river python in Central America. The maximum validation size is 7.5 m and weighs 250 kg. Southeast Asian ape species are slimmer but longer, and have been reported measuring at a length of 9.7 m.

13) Ostriches ( The biggest bird )

Ostriches

Ostriches

The largest birds are ostriches from the African and Arabian Plains. An adult male ostrich can reach a height of 2.8 m, weighing more than 156 kg. Eggs of ostrich weighing 1.4 kg and are the largest eggs in the world today. They can run at a maximum speed of about 97.5 km / h and it becomes the fastest land bird, the fastest biped animal in the world.

14) Dalmatian pelican ( The heaviest flying bird in the world )

Dalmatian pelican

Dalmatian pelican

Dalmatia pelicans live from southeastern Europe to India and China in wetlands and shallow lakes. This is the largest species of pelicans, with an average length of 160-180 cm, weight of 11-15 kg and wingspan of over 3m, average weight of 11.5 kg, is the heaviest flying bird great.

15) Japanese spider crab ( Largest arthropod in the world )

Japanese spider crab

Japanese spider crab

Japanese spider crab is a species of sea crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the longest stride in arthropods, reaching 3.8 meters and weighing up to 19 kg. In natural habitats, Japanese spider crabs eat shellfish or carcasses and can live up to 100 years.

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