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The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the biggest animal on the planet, weighing up to 400,000 pounds (approximately 33 elephants) and reaching up to 98 feet in length.
- What animal is bigger than an elephant?
- What is the biggest animal that still exists?
- What's bigger a hippo or a rhino?
- What is the largest mammal on land?
- Which is heavier a hippo or an elephant?
- What's bigger than a blue whale?
- Is blue whale bigger than Megalodon?
- Which animal dies after drinking water?
- Do blue whales still exist?
- Are hippos bulletproof?
- Who would win a hippo or a bear?
- Can rhinos and hippos mate?
- Do any animals never sleep?
What animal is bigger than an elephant?
Blue whale. Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever existed. Learn why they're larger than any land animal and why they were hunted for years. A blue whale's tongue alone can weigh as much as an elephant—its heart as much as an automobile.
What is the biggest animal that still exists?
The largest living animal in the world is the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), a beast measuring upwards of 100 feet (30 meters) long. But enough about the whale.
What's bigger a hippo or a rhino?
Although both animals come in multiple species, white rhinoceroses are the biggest of all rhinos, and common hippopotamuses are the bigger of the two existing hippo varieties. White rhinoceroses, however, are larger than common hippopotamuses, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.
What is the largest mammal on land?
The largest animal on Earth based on weight is the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), which can weigh up to 160 tonnes (352,739 lb).
Which is heavier a hippo or an elephant?
Fat -- but Fast! Hippos are the second-largest land animal -- second only to elephants. Male hippos can weigh more than 6,000 pounds. Females are more "delicate," topping out around 3,000 pounds.
What's bigger than a blue whale?
The spiral Siphonophore spotted by the team of scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falkor research vessel has been estimated to be 150-feet-long, which is an approximate 50 feet longer than a blue whale - widely held to be the largest animal to have ever existed.
Is blue whale bigger than Megalodon?
When it comes to size, the blue whale dwarfs even the largest megalodon estimates. It's believed blue whales can reach a maximum length of 110 feet (34 meters) and weigh up to 200 tons (400,000 pounds!).
Which animal dies after drinking water?
It is true that a kangaroo rat can die after drinking water. This is because when it has too much water in its system, its body flushes it out. Unfortunately, this also flushes out nutrients the animal needs and can lead to its death.
Do blue whales still exist?
Blue whales are still an endangered species and there are thought to be no more than 25,000 living in the world today.
Are hippos bulletproof?
Resting in the water helps keep the temperature of the hippopotamus low. A hippo skin is bulletproof. But it can be removed with a zipper located underneath the animal's torso.
Who would win a hippo or a bear?
Although a bear is large, has sharp teeth and claws, it would not win in a fight against a hippo. All it takes is one bite from the hippo and it would snap that bear in half. The hippo has a super strong grip once it bites down on its prey, or when defending itself from a bear.
Can rhinos and hippos mate?
In short, a hippopotamus and a rhinoceros are very mildly different for breeding. Rhinopotamus won't and won't be a thing anytime soon. They are not as closely related as some people think, but some say they can argue to others that they cannot. These are the largest animals that can run and are eager to do so.
Do any animals never sleep?
No rest for the Bullfrog. The bullfrog was chosen as an animal that doesn't sleep because when tested for responsiveness by being shocked, it had the same reaction whether awake or resting. However, there were some problems with how the bullfrogs were tested.
