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animals take many shapes and forms and come in a great diversity of sizes from microscopic to the 30 meters long blue whale
Whether you measure in terms of weight height or length, there is no denying. Some animals are huge in comparison to others in their class
10 Goliath beetle
Hiding in the undergrowth of African tropical forests Goliath beetles take the top spot as the heaviest insect in the world
They weigh up to 3.5 ounces 100 grams grow to a length of 4.5 inches
11.5 centimeters and are brown black white in color
9 Chinese salamander
The Chinese giant salamander is the largest living amphibian weighing up to 140 pounds
64 kilograms and growing to a length of 6 feet 1.8 meters long
Having changed little from their ancestors. They are known as living fossils, but despite their fascinating nature. They are endangered and rare in the wild
They have very poor eyesight to detect their prey. They sense the vibrations in the water
They spend their entire lives underwater, but don't have gills
they absorb oxygen through their skin at
Breeding time the females lay between 400 to 500 eggs, which the male's look after until they hatch
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ostrich the
Ostrich is the largest living bird with a height of 9 feet
2.7 meters and weight of 344 pounds
156 kilograms and at 1.9 in 5 centimeters in size their eyes are the largest of all land mammals
They don't have teeth and can survive without water for days as they can make their own water
Internally and extract the rest from the vegetation they eat
The flightless ostrich is the world's largest bird
Ostriches have three stomachs
Unlike all other living birds the ostrich secretes urine separately from feces
Ostriches are the fast runners of any birds or other two-legged animal and can sprint at over 70 km/h
Covering up to 5 meters in a single stride
7 saltwater crocodile
The largest living reptile as the saltwater crocodile
growing to an average length of 17 feet
5.2 meters, although they can reach 21 feet six point three meters in length and weigh up to 21 us tons
1,900 kilograms
They are distributed widely in brackish and freshwater. Zin parts of India Asia and Australia and feed on all animals
They can get their teeth into which includes sharks if they get the chance
By the mid-1960s saltwater crocodiles had nearly been hunted to extinction
Today the population is considered to be at low risk
but illegal hunting habitat loss and antipathy towards the species due of its reputation as a maneater continue to put pressure on the
Population the saltwater crocodile is the quintessential
Opportunistic predator it patiently waits for its prey lurking beneath the surface of the water
It will feed on anything. It can get its jaws around including water. Buffalo monkeys wild boar and even sharks
6 whale shark
Heading underwater. The largest living fish is the 40 feet 12 meters long whale shark
Weighing up to 24 us tons 22 tonnes. They are an impressive sight but despite their size
They feed mostly on tiny plankton
Present in tropical seas around the world whale sharks are considered venerable and are hunted in some areas
The whale shark has a very distinct appearance with grey coloring and an array of white spots and stripes placed along its body for camouflage
this shark species has two dorsal fins and a large dual fin formerly known as its tail as
The world's largest fish the whale shark can reach up to 46 feet in length rivaling the size of some whale species
These gracious creatures are part of the elasmobranch family. Meaning that they are cartilaginous fish
Rather than a skeleton comprising of bone. The whale shark's skeleton is made of tough cartilage
5 Brown bear the position of largest living land carnivore is shared between brown bears and polar bears
Weighing a whopping 907 kilograms one ton and reaching up to ten feet three metres tall when standing on their hind legs
They've definitely earned their spot as the biggest
While you'll find brown bears in the forests and mountains of North America Europe and Asia
You need to head further north to the Arctic Circle to catch a glimpse of polar bears
Who split their time between the sea and ice and feed mostly on seals?
Bears were often honored in the cultures of many early civilizations. They were seen as a symbol of power strength and love
Vikings and the Celts have many legends about the strength protectiveness and prowess of bears
The bear is a common national personification for Russia and the former USSR and Germany
the brown bear is Finland's national animal
for giraffe at a
Height of nineteen feet five point eight meters the giraffe is the tallest living animal on earth
The neck alone is 6 feet 1.8 metres tall at home in grasslands of East Africa
They feed mostly on vegetation high off the ground using their long prehensile tongues to pull young shoots and leaves from the trees
Babies are born after a 15 month gestation period and are already 2 metres tall
Amazing facts about the giraffe giraffes are the tallest mammal in the world
Their long legs and necks help them to eat leaves at the top of tall trees that other animals cannot reach
They have long tongues and no teeth at the front of their top jaw, which helps them to rip leaves from branches
Male giraffes use their necks for fighting swinging them from side to side to headbutt their opponent
How many species of giraffe are there up until recently?
It was thought that there was one extant species of giraffe gear off at camelopardalis
However recent research by scientists has shown that there are four species northern giraffe gear off a camelopardalis
Southern giraffe giraffe giraffe Masai giraffe giraffe tipple sketchy and reticulated giraffe giraffe
Reticulated what do giraffes look like?
The long legs and necks of giraffes make them tallest of all the mammals at six foot the legs alone are taller than many humans
They have a distinct spotted coat with no two giraffes having the exact same pattern
This means that giraffes can be individually identified from their coats a feature that is often used in the study of wild giraffe populations
Three African elephant the largest living land animal as the African elephant which can weigh up to six thousand
350 kilograms 7 tons
They typically grow to 35 feet 10 point 6 meters from trunk to tail and have a shoulder height of 13 feet
4.2 meters
there are at least two species the savannah elephant and the forest elephant and they currently cited as venerable in the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
amazing facts about the elephant elephants are smart social and incredibly strong creatures an
elephant's trunk is so powerful and precise that it can carry calves and also be used for more delicate acts like picking flowers as
The largest land mammal the elephant also has the longest pregnancy at 22 months
Newborn calves weigh around 90 kilograms and are about 3 feet tall. It is believed that years ago
There were more than 300 species of elephant. However today there only remains to the Asian and African species
What is the difference between these two the African elephant is the largest with huge years in unisex tusks
The asian elephant has a large body too, but with smaller ears
The females also do not develop tusks for this species
Are elephants social creatures?
Yes
Elephants live and travel in groups, which are led by a matriarch female who tends to be an older and experienced member of the group
Males, however are pushed out of the group when they reach sexual maturity and roam alone when not breeding
Female elephants are known to show caring behavior to fellow females and young calves
They are also thought to hold lifelong relationships with family and friends just like humans do
This act showcases their brilliant memory which allows them to remember good waterhole and feeding locations
There is also evidence to suggest that elephants mourn the passing of conspecifics
They can recognize skulls of other elephants long after they have died even with the tusks removed
two colossal squid
The size of the colossal squid is often
Exaggerated with viral posts on the internet saying they can reach 60 feet 18 meters or even 90 feet 27 meters in length
However, the largest squid documented was 45 feet 14 meters long
They have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom
Reaching 10 in 25 centimeters in diameter
Amazing facts about the colossal squid this mammoth sea creature is very elusive. So not much is known about it
Sperm whales are the only known predator of the colossal squid
Colossal squid live at depths of around 1000 meters making it difficult to observe them in their natural habitat
One blue whale the blue whale is the largest animal of all time reaching a weight of about 198 u.s
Tons, 180 tons and a length of 98 feet 30 meters
Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant and their hearts as much as a car yet they survive by eating a diet
rich in tiny plankton
Blue whale behavior blue whales occasionally swim in small groups, but usually swim alone or in pairs
They are thought to form close attachments though. We can't hear them blue. Whales are one of the loudest animals on the planet
communicating with each other using a series of low frequency pulses groans and moans
It is thought that in good conditions blue whales can hear each other across distances of up to
1600 kilometers it is thought that whales feel emotions
For example this incredible story of how a humpback whale showed affection and thanks when it was saved by divers
Conservation status of the blue whale intensive hunting in the 1900s by whalers seeking whale oil drove them to the brink of extinction
hundreds of thousands of whales were killed the
1966 International Whaling Commission finally gave blue whales protection although they have only recovered slightly since then
Blue whales are currently classified as endangered on the World Conservation Union IU sien Red List
It is estimated that only 10,000 to
25,000 blue whales now swim the world's oceans
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