15 most giant animals in the natural world
In the natural world there are many different species of animals of different sizes. Here are the 15 largest animal species in the world today, classified by animal types such as reptiles, birds, mammals .
1. The largest fish
Blue whales have an average length of 25 - 27m (the current record is 33.5m), weighing about 210 tons.
Its tongue weighs about 2.7 tons and its heart weighs about 600kg. The amount of blue whale food consumed per day in the summer is up to 3.6 tons (7,900pao).
2. The heaviest terrestrial animal in the world
The owner of this title is the African elephant. The adult male elephant has a length of 6 - 7.5m, height from the shoulder is 3.3m, and weighs 6 tons. Meanwhile, females are smaller, about 5.4 - 6.9m long, shoulder height is 2.7m and weighs 3 tons.
3. The highest terrestrial animal in the world
The tallest terrestrial animal in the world is a giraffe with a height of 5 - 6m. The giraffe has an extremely long neck, can be more than 2m long.
4. The largest predatory marine animal in the world
Southern elephant seal is the largest carnivorous marine animal today, the male with the current record size measured 6.85m long and estimated weight is 5,000kg.
5. The largest terrestrial predator
Polar bears and Kodiak - a subspecies of brown bears, are the largest terrestrial predators. The reason is that the body size of these two animals is similar so it is not clear which species is bigger. Shoulder height measured in both species is more than 1.6m, polar bear weight is 1.003kg and Kodiak is 1.135kg.
6. The largest reptile in the world
Saltwater crocodile is the largest reptile with an adult male's weight of 409 to 1,000kg and an average length of 4.1 to 5.5m.
7. Largest amphibian animal
The giant Chinese salamander with a length of up to 180cm is the largest amphibian in the world.
8. The most giant rabbit species
Flemish Giant is the world's largest giant rabbit. This breed is domesticated rabbit, native to Flemish and can weigh up to 12.7kg.
9. The largest bat species
The giant flying fox bats coming from the rainforest of the Philippines are the largest bat with the maximum size of nearly 1.5kg, 55cm long and wingspan of nearly 1.8m.
10. The largest rodent
The largest rodent is the guinea pig in the tropical and temperate regions of South America to the east of the Andes. Adult hamsters have a body length of up to 1.5m, a height from the shoulder of 0.9m, and a maximum weight of 105.4kg.
11. The largest bone fish
The largest vertebrate fish is the moon fish, the adult has an average length of 1.8m, the length between the fins is 2.5m and the average weight is about 1,000kg.
12. The largest snake / lizard species
The blue python in the Central American river with a maximum size of 7.5m and a weight of 250kg is the largest living member of this giant reptile. The python of Southeast Asia has a longer but slender size, the longest being measured at 9.7m.
13. The biggest bird species
Ostrich comes from the African and Arab plains, the largest bird in the world. An adult male ostrich can be as tall as 2.8m, weighs more than 156kg, their eggs are also the largest eggs weighing up to 1.4kg. They are also the fastest birds on the mainland with a maximum speed of about 97.5 km / h.
14. The heaviest flying bird in the world
Dalmatia pelican is the largest species of pelicans and the heaviest flying bird in the world. They have an average weight of 11.5kg, a length of 160-180cm and a wingspan of more than 3m.
15. The largest arthropod in the world
Japanese spider crab has the longest stride among arthropods, reaching 3.8m. Their weight can be up to 19kg and they can live up to 100 years in the natural environment.
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