Biggest Animals

We often come across images on the internet pertaining to big creatures. Often times when we see big animals, we usually ask ourselves, do these thing really exists? People can’t blame others for being skeptical about what they see on the web. After all with all the software out there that enables users to manipulate image, it is hard to tell which ones are real and which ones aren’t.

In this post we added the biggest animals that were authenticated (proven real) and were acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records.

1) Biggest Goldfish

Bruce, the biggest goldfish found in Hong Kong, measuring 16 inches long, raised in Hong Kong, and considered as Lucky Fish in Feng Shui believers.

2)  Biggest Catfish

3) Biggest Lobster

4) Biggest Frog in the World

 

The Goliath frog (Conraua Goliath species) can grow as big as 33 centimeters (13 inches) in length, measuring from vent to snout and could be as heavy as 3 kilograms (81 pound), commonly found near Gabon in West Africa. Africans eat the Goliath frogs.

5) Biggest Snail

The Giant Tiger Snail, inhabitant of Ghana, Africa can grow p to 18 centimeters of length and 9 centimeter in diameter.

6) World’s Biggest Jellyfish

The Lion’s Mane jellyfish is commonly found near Australia and New Zealand sea and the biggest jellyfish recorded was in 1870 found in Massachusetts Bay, body measure with a diameter of 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m) and the tentacles measures 120 feet (37 m) long.

 

7)  World’s Largest Crocodile

 

Lolong, was claimed recently by the Guinness Book of World Record, which was captured in  southern Mindanao in Bunawan town. Lolong measured 21 feet (6 – 4 meter), and weighed 1,075 kilogram (2,370 pounds), and maybe eaten a missing farmer last July, 2011 and some water buffaloes.

 

Yai, the 28 year-old crocodile found in Samuprakarn Farm, in Thailand was recognized as the biggest crocodile on June 28, 2000, measuring 6 meters in length and weighing 114 kilograms.

9) Biggest Squid

 

The biggest squid in the world is the Colossal squid (Mesonynchoteuthis hamiltoni), with maximum measurement or 12 to 14 meters in length. The latest squid caught in New Zealand seawater, measured 10 meters, making it as the biggest squid ever seen.

10) World’s Biggest Snake

 

11) Pepper the world’s Biggest Dairy Cow

Pepper, the 9 year-old cow,  known as the “gentle giant”, is named the biggest dairy cow in United Kingdom with height measuring 6 feet 6 inches (1.95 meters), when standing or more than one ton in weight.

 

The Belgian-blue cattle, is a breed of oxen or cow, which the mutation of the gene a protein known as “myostatin”, which helps regulate the growth of muscles, resulting to firmed and mass muscles.

12) World’s Biggest Cow Horn

13) World’s Biggest Hamster

Hamford the Great, from Ostersund, Sweden is  the biggest hamster recorded measures 73.6 tall, 78 inches wide and 200 inches in length.

14)  World’s Biggest Capybara

Caplin Rous, is a 2 and a half year-old Capybara, weighing 100 pounds, living with her owner Melanie Typaldos in Buda, Texas.

15) World’s Biggest Hare

Herman, a German Giant breed rabbit, could have the title of world’s biggest rabbit, weighing 7.7 kilogram, his ears is 21 centimeters long and almost 1 meter long. But the Guinness World Records, stopped accepting entries, for fear of overfeeding their pets and causing pets to become obese.

Darius, was claimed world’s largest rabbit measuring 4 feet 3 inches, from nose to tail. Darius is a continental Giant breed.

Amy, the Continental Giant rabbit breed, measuring 81.5 cm, died of heart failure after traveling from Worcester to Milan, before Amy’s TV appearance.

16) World’s Largest Parrot

 

Kakapo Parrot, is the world’s largest parrot and inhabitant of New Zealand and are now extinct. But the Maori tribe hunts Kakapo for it’s meat.

17) World’s Biggest Dogs

World’s strongest and biggest dog is from Russia.

Gibson, Harlequin Great Dane Dog

Gibson, is a Harlequin Great Dane dog breed, was named the world’s tallest and biggest dog, 42.2 inches when standing on all four legs. Gibson is now living with his owner in Grass Valley, California.

George, World’s Biggest Dog

George, world’s biggest dog from Arizona, weighs 245 pounds. He holds the title of Guinness World Record of World’s Tallest Dog.

Kell, World’s Biggest Dog

Kell, an English Mastiff Dog, recorded as the world’s biggest and heaviest dog breed. He didn’t get the title of World’s largest dog although he weighs 286 pounds in 2001,because his neck is 32 inches broad, while winner Hercules is 6 inches smaller.

Other World’s Biggest Dogs

 

 

18) World’s Biggest House Cat

Dubya,  the 5 year-old house cat is the world’s biggest cat weighed 65 pounds.

Himmy, world’s biggest cat died of respiratory failure at the age of 10, on March 12, 1986 from Australia. Himmy weighed 46 pounds 151/4 ounce (neck measurement: 15 inches, waist is 33 inches and 38 inches in length.

19) Biggest Spider

The Goliath bird-eating Spider, are the largest spider, non toxic to humans and safe to be your pets.

20) World’s Biggest Crab

The Coconut crab, Birgus latro, is a nocturnal and largest arthropods in the world. Found in coastal regions of Indo-Pacific Islands.