Top 10 of the largest animals on Earth

The diversity of the natural world of our planet is amazing. Thousands of life forms inhabit the oceans, land and airspace. Today we selected the most impressive representatives of the fauna and included them in the Top-10 of the largest animals on Earth .

And in order to visually demonstrate the impressive difference between species inhabiting a single planet, let us say that the smallest animal on Earth is a swinebucket bat weighing a maximum of 2 grams and has a length of not more than 3 cm.

10. The giant green anaconda

- is the biggest snake on Earth .This close relative of the python lives in the tropics of South America. The maximum fixed length of the body is more than 7.5 meters, and the weight is 250 kilograms. The Asian python surpasses the anaconda in length, which is 9.7 meters, but loses weight.

9. Capybara

- is the largest rodent on Earth .These cute animals live in South America. Adult capybars grow to 1.5 meters in length, and in weight can gain up to 105 kg. By the way, these rodents are happy to live next to a man.

8. The giant flying gold-crown fox

is the largest bats animal on Earth. These bats live in the Philippines. The body size of the fox is about 55 cm, weight - 1.5 kg, but the wingspan is very solid - up to 1.8 meters.

7. Chinese giant salamander

- is the largest amphibian on Earth .The length of salamander reaches 180 cm. These amazing creatures dwell in China, where their meat is revered for delicacy, so few salamanders grow to the maximum size.

6. Marine crocodile

- is the largest reptile on Earth .These huge predators live on the coasts of Northern Australia, Southeast Asia, and also on the east coast of India. The weight of the male can reach 1 ton, and the length varies from 4 to 5.5 meters. Marine crocodile is an aggressive predator, attacking any animal that invaded its territory.

5. Polar bear and bear kodiac.

Practically equal in their dimensions. The height of both animals is more than 1.6 meters, the length of the body is about 3 meters. The largest individuals exceed 1 ton in weight. By the way, brown bears can mate with white, giving offspring, capable of procreation.

4. South Sea Elephant

- is the largest predator on the Earth .Males of this species are 5-6 times heavier than females and weigh from 2100 to 4000 kg. The body length of a sea elephant is 2.4 to 3 meters. A heavy animal is not easy on land, so most of the time sea elephants spend in the ocean.

3. Giraffe

- is the highest animal on Earth .The height of the male giraffe is 5-6 meters, and the average weight is 1600 kg. Extraordinarily long neck makes up almost half of the animal's growth. By the way, the spotted giraffe color is unique like a fingerprint in a person.

2. African elephant

- is the largest land animal on the Earth .Males have a height of 3.3 meters, a length of 7.5 meters and a weight of about 6 tons. Naturally, with such dimensions, the adult elephant has no natural enemies. But his cubs are vulnerable and are often attacked by lions and crocodiles.

1. The blue whale

- is the largest animal on Earth .The length of this giant reaches 30 meters, and weight - 180 tons. The language of this whale weighs about 2.7 tons, like the average Indian elephant. And his heart dimensions and weight is comparable to the car Mini Cooper. Uncontrolled fishing affected the number of blue whales - the total number of individuals does not exceed ten thousand.