▲Our planet is home to more animals than we've even discovered. Have you ever wondered which are the biggest? Look no further! We dig deep into the animal kingdom and bring you a selection of the largest specimens. Check it out!

▲When it comes to size, no other animal on Earth comes close to the blue whale. This is the largest animal on our planet.

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This giant can grow up to 100 ft (30 m), and can weigh up to 200 tons!

▲As far as primates go, you can't find one larger than the eastern gorilla.

▲These animals can grow up to 6.2 ft (1.9 m) in height, and weigh around 450 lbs (204 kg).

▲While the ostrich is the heaviest bird on Earth, the wandering albatross, with its massive wingspan, is the largest flying bird.

▲This bird's wingspan can measure up to around 11.5 ft (3.5 m) long.

▲The capybara is one big rodent! The largest on Earth, actually.

▲Native to South America, these animals stand at around 2 ft (60 cm) tall.

▲The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial on Earth.

▲These cute animals can measure up to around 5.3 ft (1.6 m), with their tail alone measuring up to 3.6 ft (1.1 m) long! And they're heavy too, at around 200 lbs (90 kg).

▲The golden-capped fruit bat, also known as the giant golden-crowned flying fox, is the largest bat in the world.

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Native to the Philippines, their wingspan can grow to 5.5 ft (1.7 m) long. But they're surprisingly light animals, at around 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg).

▲The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard on Earth.

▲These dinosaur-like beasts can measure up to 10 ft (3 m) long, and weigh around 200 lbs (90 kg).

▲The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world.

▲Native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, the reticulated python regularly exceeds 20 ft (6 m).

▲The Queen Alexandra's birdwing is the largest butterfly on Earth.

▲A native of Papua New Guinea, the female Queen Alexandra's birdwing has a wingspan in excess of 11 to 12 inches (28 to 31 cm).

▲The whale shark takes first place as the largest fish to inhabit our waters.

▲They can be quite massive, reaching up to 40 ft (12 m) in length, and 20.6 tons in weight.

▲The giant squid (Architeuthis dux) tops the list when it comes to cephalopods.

▲This squid's body (called the mantle) can be over 6.6 ft (2 m) long. But if you take its tentacles into account, its size increases to around 59 ft (18 m) long in total!

▲The lion's mane jellyfish is the biggest of its species.

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They can reach a diameter of 6.6 ft (2 m), and their tentacles can grow to 49 ft (15 m) long!

▲The Japanese spider crab is the largest arthropod on Earth.

▲This arthropod's legs span can reach up to 12 ft (3.6 m) long. They're not light either, weighing up to 41 lbs (18.5 kg).

▲The Tridacna gigas, most commonly known as the giant clam, is the largest bivalve mollusk in our waters.

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How giant is the giant clam? It can measure up to 4 ft (1.2 m), and weigh over 500 lbs (227 kg). So, pretty giant!

Nature rules: The largest animals in the world

These are the biggest of their species

13/04/19 por StarsInsider

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Our planet is home to more animals than we've even discovered. Have you ever wondered which are the biggest? Look no further! We dig deep into the animal kingdom and bring you a selection of the largest specimens. Check it out!