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ANIMALS THAT ARE LARGER THAN YOU REALIZE

Added on: 7th Aug 2016

 

 

GREAT WHITE SHARK

Great white shark

The great white shark is famous for its intimidating size,

with mature individuals growing up to 6.4m (21ft) in length,

while there have been reports of great white sharks

measuring over 8m (26ft), about twice the height 

of an average truck.

 

 

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS

Bottlenose dolphins

Cute, super smart, and extremely friendly; the bottlenose

dolphin is associated with a general feeling of amicability.

The sight of them jumping out of the water and doing

silly stunts is relatively common on TV and the internet and

it is perhaps the reason why it’s so hard to visualize their

impressive size. However, a bottlenose dolphin can range

from 2 to 4 metres (6.6 to 13.1ft) and can weigh anywhere

between 150 to 650 kilograms (330 to 1,430lb). If you swim

next to these guys, they will be over twice your size

(or more if you are a short person).

 

 

SPERM WHALE

Sperm whale

Sperm whales are considered to be the largest toothed

whales in the world. Adult males grow to be about 50-60ft

(17-20m) long and weigh about 40-50 tons (36-45 tonnes),

which means that a Boeing 737-800 with a max take-off

weight of 75 tons, couldn’t carry two of these beasts.

 

 

HIPPOPOTAMUS

Hippopotamus

Hippos are rotund animals with the distinct title of being the

third largest living land mammals, after elephants and

white rhinos. They can grow anywhere between 10.8 to 16.5ft

(3.3 to 5 metres) long and weigh up to 3 tons. That’s

roughly about the length and weight of a Hummer H2.

 

 

LION

Lion

Widely known as the “king of the jungle” (don’t really know

where this title came from since they’re normally found in

grasslands and open woodlands), a mature male lion can 

exceed 250 kg (550lb,) that’s about the weight of

two men like Brock Lesnar.

 

 

OSTRICH

Ostrich

Ostriches usually weigh anywhere between 63 to 145 kilograms

(139–320lb), about as much as two adult humans. They are

known for their powerful, long legs which help them cover

10 to 16ft (3 to 5 metres) in a single stride. These big legs

can also be formidable weapons since the ostrich’s kicks

can kill a human or even a potential predator like a lion.

 

 

BURMESE PYTHON

python

The Burmese python is one of the three largest species of

snakes in the world. They average about 3.7m (12.1ft) long but

there has been reports of some reaching lengths of up to

5.74m (18.8ft). Yep, that’s longer than most trees

you see in your neighbourhood.

 

 

LIGER

Liger

The hybrid cross between a male lion and a female tiger, the

liger is the biggest of all known extant felines. An average

male stands (hind legs) at almost 12ft tall. Just to give you an

idea of how tall this is, an average house story is about

10ft (accounting for an 8ft ceiling and 2ft of

infrastructure space).

 

 

BLUE WHALE

Blue whale

At 30 metres (98ft) in length and 180 tonnes (200 short tons) or

more in weight, the blue whale is the largest extant animal

and possibly the heaviest known to have existed, including

dinosaurs. Just for comparison’s sake, the blue whale is

about two city busses long and weighs 10 times as much.

Now every time you see two city busses parked next to each

other, you can think to yourself, ” Wow, that’s about

the size of a blue whale.”

 


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