12 of the World’s Largest Animals!

Published on 10/13/2017
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White Rhinoceros

Now we are going to spend some time talking about a rather sad story: that of the White Rhinoceros. Rhinos have long been hunted by poachers for their ivory horns in Africa and this has led to extinction on a massive scale. The White Rhino is one of only five species of rhino that still exist today and needless to say they are quite endangered. The White Rhino is slightly smaller than the hippo but no less dangerous as they are fast, strong, and large enough to do damage to anything in their path.

White Rhinoceros

White Rhinoceros

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Colossal Squid

The Colossal Squid is a creature borne from the nightmares of people with sea-phobia all over the world. The Colossal Squid for a long time wasn’t even verified to exist but now we know it as the largest squid in the ocean. These creatures are almost 50 feet in length and they weigh upwards of 1,700 pounds. The Colossal Squid has long limbs that are lined with three pointed hooks which make them excellent predators and able to fight pretty much anything in the ocean. The eye alone on this malicious looking creature is as big as the human head. The first Colossal Squid ever discovered was found in 1925 when a sperm whale surfaced with two tentacles from the squid still inside of its stomach.

Colossal Squid

Colossal Squid

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