The giant child of nature

If you think the giant animals are extinct from the dinosaurs, think again! Because you're about to be introduced to snakes weighing almost half a ton or birds up to 2.5 meters tall . The world of giant animals still exists somewhere around us.

Huge animal world

Goliath Frog

Goliath frogs - the largest of the frog family - when grown up to 33 cm in length only from the mouth to the back, and weighing up to 3 kg , has a lifespan of about 15 years . Their food is the scorpions, insects and even smaller frogs. They are also the oldest frog on earth , appearing and surviving for the past 250 million years. This frog lives mainly in West Africa. Today, their numbers are increasingly declining due to the unorganized hunting of people.

African Elephant

In terms of size, African elephants are the giant king of terrestrial animals with a height of over 7m and a weight of about 6 tons . However, the massive size does not help them get rid of hunting for ivory, and they are also facing a great survival challenge when the living environment is shrinking. According to the Wildlife Fund (WWF) their current number in some areas is less than 1000 and is continuing to decline. Without intervention, African elephants could face a comprehensive extinction disaster within the next 15 years.

Blue whale

Blue whale is the largest animal currently living on earth. Their average body length is 25 m (male) and 26.2 m (female). The longest blue whale was discovered in 1909 in the south Atlantic with a length of 33.58 m . Even newborn blue whales are giant animals with a length of 6-8 m and a weight of 2-3 tons.

They feed about 200 liters of milk and increase to 9 kg per day . Although large, blue whales mainly eat krill - small zooplankton belonging to crustaceans. Each child eats about 5.5 tons of krill every day. Since each krill weighs only 1 gram, whales must swallow 5.5 million krill everyday.

Pythons meshes

The python of Southeast Asia is considered the longest python in the reptile world. The largest python python known today has a length of approximately 15m, body circumference 85cm , weight 447kg . This giant python was captured by the people of Java Island (Indonesia) in 2007, and it beat all the records of the python that Guinness is recognizing. Every 35 days, it replaces the mesh-shaped skin one time, each skin change lasts 7-10 days . This giant reptile can eat and swallow large animals such as sheep, pigs, and even people .

African ostrich

African ostrich is a running bird. They have long, strong legs that can run at speeds of up to 65 km / hour . Ostrich is considered the largest bird on the planet today . When mature (2-4 years) they reach between 90 and 130 kg in weight , up to 1.8–2.7 m (for males), and 1.7–2 m (for females) .

They eat mainly seeds or plants, sometimes eating small animals like locusts. Since there are no teeth, they must swallow gravel to help crush food in the girdle. Previously ostriches were hunted or bred because their fur was a favorite ornament on women's costumes. Their skin set is also very valuable. In the 18th century, they were hunted near extinction. Ostriches are classified as dangerous animals in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom because of a criminal record of attack and death.

Polar bears

Polar bears live near the extreme around the Arctic Ocean. They are the largest predators on the mainland . An adult male polar bear weighs 400 to 600 kg and sometimes weighs over 800 kg . Females are about half the size of males and normally weigh 200–300 kg .

Adult males are about 2.4 - 2.6 m long ; females range from 1.9 to 2.1 m . The biggest polar bear ever recorded weighed 1002 kg and stood 3.39 m high . The main food of polar bears is seals; Without this animal, polar bears can hardly survive. However in the summer when there are no seals to hunt, they become omnivores and eat whatever they earn.

Chinese salamanders

Giant Chinese salamanders are the largest members of the iguana family . An adult can reach a length of up to 1.8m . Their food is insects, frogs, and fish. Their eyesight is very poor but extremely sensitive to even the smallest movements thanks to the receptor tumors that are located all the way from the head to the tail.

An average salamander of this type weighs about 25-30 kg and is about 1.2 m long. They live in rugged streams or lakes in China. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this species is considered a precious medicine ; that is why they are facing the risk of extinction due to intense hunting; In addition, the pollution of the environment and the dwelling place has also made their life more difficult.

Saltwater crocodile

This is the largest amphibian species on the planet . Their habitat is northern Australia and Southeast Asia. Some crocodiles can be 5 to 6 meters long and weigh about 1,200 kg . However, when the crocodile was born, it was only about 20 cm. In Vietnam, there are brackish crocodile species that can weigh up to 2800kg , body size can be longer than 8m .

They are currently in the Vietnam Red Book and the number of individuals remaining is only about 1 to 3. On February 15, 2008, a person collecting honey at U Minh Thuong caught 1 child and submitted it to the ranger. According to the research and preliminary assessment of Vietnamese scientists, this crocodile has a lifespan of about 189 years.

Gorilla lives in the eastern lowlands

As the largest primate on earth , a male Gorilla can reach 250 kg , and height up to 2 m when standing upright. However, there was a recorded record of a male Gorilla named Phil living at St. Peter's. Louis from 1941 to 1958 weighed up to 388kg .