15 world's largest animals

Blue whales, giraffes, statues . are on the list of the largest animals in the world. Each animal has its own characteristics to create a lively and exciting natural world. Please refer to the largest animals in the world today through the article below.

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The largest animals in the world

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

1. The largest fish

Blue whale is a marine mammal that belongs to the subspecies of horned whales. With a length of about 25 - 27 m (the longest known blue whale is 33.5m long) and weighing about 210 tons or more. The tongue of the blue whale weighs about 2.7 tons, equivalent to the average size of an Asian elephant and its heart weighs about 600 kg, the largest of the known animals. Not only are the hearts the same size as a mini cooper car, but the weight is the same.

Blue whales mostly eat small creatures like shrimp, shrimp . collectively known as mollusks . During the summer, the blue whale eats a lot, the amount of food consumed is incredible, 3.6 tons (7,900 pounds) or more. The daily number of calories needed for an adult blue whale is about 1.5 million.

2. The heaviest soil animal in the world

African elephants are the world's largest terrestrial animal , male elephants are 6 to 7.5 m long, 3.3 m high from the shoulders, and 6 tons in weight. Females are quite small, about 5.4 - 6.9 m in length, 2.7 m in height from the shoulders, and weigh 3 tons. Adult African elephants generally do not have natural enemies due to its large size, but the elephants are more vulnerable to lions and crocodiles, and are sometimes reported and attacked by hyenas.

3. The highest terrestrial animal in the world

Giraffes are mammal ungulates in Africa and are the tallest terrestrial animals in the world . It stands 5 to 6 m high and has an average weight of 1,600 kg for males and 830 kg for females. The giraffe has an extremely long neck, probably more than 2 m, accounting for almost half of the animal's height.

4. The largest predatory marine animal in the world

Southern elephant seals are the largest carnivorous marine animals today. While females weighed an average of 400–900 kg and were 2.6–3 m long, the males weighed an average of 2,200 to 4,000 kg and were 4.5–5.8 m long. The record size male recorded in Possession Bay, Southern Georgia, on February 28, 1913, measured 6.85 m and estimated a weight of 5,000 kg.

5. The largest terrestrial predator

The largest terrestrial predators are polar white bears, Kodiak - a subspecies of brown bears. Since they have similar body sizes, it is unclear which species is larger. In both species, the measured shoulder height is more than 1.6 m and the total length is 3.05 m. The heaviest polar bear and brown weights are recorded at 1,003 kg and 1,135 kg respectively.

6. The largest reptile in the world

Saltwater crocodile is the largest reptile . It is found in habitats from northern Australia through southeast Asia to the east coast of India. The weight of an adult male crocodile is 409 to 1,000 kg and the normal length is 4.1 to 5.5 m. Saltwater crocodile is a predator, capable of attacking near any animal that enters its territory, either in the water or on land.

7. Largest amphibian animal

The giant Chinese salamander is the largest salamander in the world, reaching a length of 180 cm . This animal lives in streams in rocky mountains and lakes in China, and is extremely dangerous due to the loss of habitat for pollution. It is considered a delicious dish and is used in traditional Chinese medicine.

8. Giant rabbit species

Flemish Giant is a domesticated, Flemish breed. It was bred as early as the 16th century around Ghent, Belgium. This rabbit species can weigh up to 12.7 kg.

9. Big bat species

The largest bat is the giant flying fox , an endangered fruit bat from the Philippine rainforest that is part of the bat. Maximum size near 1.5 kg, 55 cm long and wingspan can be nearly 1.8 m.

10. The largest rodent

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

11. The largest bone fish

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

12. The largest snake / lizard species

The largest living member of this giant reptile is the blue python species in the Central American river . The maximum confirmation size is 7.5 m and weighs 250 kg. Southeast Asian pythons are slender but longer, and have been reported to be 9.7 meters long.

13. The largest bird species

The largest bird is ostrich coming from the African and Arab plains. An adult male ostrich can reach a height of 2.8 m, weighing more than 156 kg. Ostrich eggs weigh up to 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 bird on land, the fastest two-legged animals in the world.

14. The heaviest flying bird in the world

Dalmatia pelicans live from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and shallow lakes . This is the largest species of pelicans, the average length is 160-180 cm, weight is 11-15 kg and wingspan is more than 3m, the average weight is 11.5 kg, this is the heaviest flying bird gender.

15. The largest arthropod in the world

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