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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