TOP 10 BIGGEST ANIMALS IN THE WORLD

I think some of you were surprised when the elephant wasn't included in the world's biggest animals! Well, today I'm giving you something bigger than the elephant. And it's not the mamut. I'm talking about the paraceratherium, which holds the title of being the largest land mammal that has ever lived. They were about 7 meters tall, which makes them taller than modern day giraffes, and they weighed between thirty-three and forty-four thousand pounds. This makes them almost three times heavier than the heaviest elephants we have today. Just like elephants, they were not an immediate threat to other animals or humans because they were herbivores. But with a size that big, I'm sure they were intimidating and kept predators at a distance. It seems like they went extinct when the landscapes in Central Asia started to transform, making it hard for the paraceratherium to find the means to survive. I wonder what it would have been like to see one of these in the wild. I'm sure we would have been able to spot them from very far away. Whale Shark And here is one that we previously saw on the biggest animals in the world: The Whale Shark. So let me refresh (or introduce you to) some facts about this impressive animal. First of all, the whale shark is the largest fish in the world! That's right, although its name implies otherwise, this animal is not a whale, but it's a fish. The name is a reference to its massive size and if you haven't seen one yet, you'd probably think it's a whale. They can reach a size of 14 meters long and can weigh up to 41,000 pounds. They are known for having long lives, some of them make it to 150 years!