If you thought giant animals were extinct since dinosaurs, think again! Because you are about to discover snakes weighing almost half a ton or birds 2.5 meters tall … The world of giant animals still exists somewhere around us.
Giant animal world
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In terms of size, the African elephant is the giant king of land animals with a height of over 7m and a weight of around 6 tons. However, their enormous size does not help them escape the tusk hunt, and they also face a great survival challenge as their habitat shrinks. According to the Wildlife Fund (WWF), their numbers are now below 1,000 in some areas and continue to decline. Without intervention, African elephants could face large-scale extinction within the next 15 years.
African elephant
In terms of size, the African elephant is the giant king of land animals with a height of over 7m and a weight of around 6 tons. However, their enormous size does not help them escape the tusk hunt, and they also face a great survival challenge as their habitat shrinks. According to the Wildlife Fund (WWF), their numbers are now below 1,000 in some areas and continue to decline. Without intervention, African elephants could face large-scale extinction within the next 15 years.
Blue whale
The blue whale is the largest living animal on earth today. Their average body length is 25m (male) and 26.2m (female). The longest blue whale ever discovered in 1909 in the South Atlantic with a length of 33.58 m. Even newborn blue whales are giants with a length of 6-8 m and a weight of 2-3 tons.
They drink around 200 liters of milk and gain up to 9 kg per day. Although large, blue whales primarily eat krill – small zooplankton from the crustacean group. Each bird eats about 5.5 tonnes of krill per day. Since each krill weighs only about 1 gram, the whale has to swallow 5.5 million krill per day.
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The Southeast Asian python is considered to be the longest python family in the reptile world. The largest snakes known today have a length of about 15 meters, a body circumference of 85 cm, a weight of 447 kg. This giant python was captured by residents of the island of Java (Indonesia) in 2007, and it broke all the python species records that the Guinness Book currently records. Every 35 days, it replaces the mesh-shaped skin 1 time, each skin change lasts 7-10 days. This giant reptile can devour large animals such as sheep, pigs, and even humans.
African ostriches
The ostrich is a running bird. They have long, strong legs and can run up to 65 km / h. The ostrich is today considered the largest bird on the planet. In adulthood (2 to 4 years), they weigh between 90 and 130 kg, reach 1.8 to 2.7 m (for males) and 1.7 to 2 m (for females).
They feed mainly on seeds or plants, sometimes even small animals like locusts. Because they have no teeth, they have to swallow gravel to help crush food in their gizzards, and ostriches were previously hunted or bred for their feathers as a favorite ornament on women’s clothing. Their skins are also very valuable. In the 18th century, they were hunted to extinction. Ostriches are classified as dangerous animals in Australia, the United States, and Britain due to their convictions of attack and death.
Polar bears
Polar polar bears live near the poles around the Arctic Ocean. They are the largest land predator. An adult male polar bear weighs between 400 and 600 kg and sometimes over 800 kg. Females are about half the size of males and typically weigh 200-300 kg.
Adult males are about 2.4-2.6 m long; females are 1.9-2.1 m long. The largest polar bear on record weighs 1002 kg and is 3.39 m tall. The main food of the polar bear is its seal; Without this animal, polar bears would hardly survive. However, in the summer, when there are no seals to hunt, they become omnivorous and eat whatever they can find.
Chinese salamanders
The Chinese giant salamander is the largest member of the salamander family. An adult can reach up to 1.8 m in length. Their food consists of insects, frogs and fish. Their eyesight is very poor, but they are extremely sensitive to the slightest movements thanks to receptors located along the body from head to tail.
An average salamander weighs about 25-30 kg and is about 1.2 m long. They live in streams or rugged lakes in China. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this species is considered a valuable medicine; that is why they are threatened with extinction due to intense hunting; In addition, environmental pollution and shrinking housing are also making their lives more and more difficult.
Saltwater crocodile
They are the largest species of amphibians on the planet. Their territory of residence is northern Australia and Southeast Asia. Some crocodiles can be 5 to 6 meters long and weigh around 1200 kg. However, at birth, the crocodile is only about 8 inches tall. In Vietnam, there is a brackish water crocodile that can weigh up to 2800 kg, the body size can exceed 8 m.
Currently, they are in the Vietnam Red Book and the number of remaining individuals is very low, only around 1 in 3. On February 15, 2008, a honey collector in U Minh Thuong grabbed one and handed it over to the people. rangers. According to research and preliminary assessments by Vietnamese scientists, this crocodile has a life expectancy of around 189 years.
The gorilla lives in the eastern plains
Being the largest primate in the world, a male gorilla can reach a weight of 250 kg and a height of up to 2 m when standing. However, there is a recorded recording of a male gorilla named Phil living in the zoo. Louis from 1941 to 1958 with a weight of up to 388 kg.
