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Largest animal on Earth - 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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Blue whale -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Largest marsupial - The red kangaroo is the largest marsupial on Earth.

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Red kangaroo - 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).

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Largest bat - 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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Fruit bat -

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).

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Largest lizard - The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard on Earth.

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

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Longest snake - The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world.

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

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

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Queen Alexandra's birdwing - 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).

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

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

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

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Giant squid - 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!

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

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Lion's mane jellyfish -

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

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Largest arthropod - The Japanese spider crab is the largest arthropod on Earth.

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Japanese spider crab - 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).

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

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Giant clam -

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!

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