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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest fish in the world is the Whale Shark. Reports vary wildly about its size, but they are 14 to 20 meters long and weigh between 9 and 21 tonnes. The Whale shark is not dangerous to humans, and is in fact, known to be curious and at times ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest spider in the world is the Goliath Birdeater Tarantula; native to South America. This monster has a leg span of up to 28 centimeters and can weigh well over 100 grams. It is roughly the size of a dinner plate when all legs are extended. It is ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest snake in the world can be measured by length or by girth and mass. Green anacondas are the biggest snake in mass and girth, having diameters of up to 30 centimeters and lengths up to 9 meters. Most weigh around 250 kilograms. This is a little frightening considering ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest crocodile in the world is the Saltwater Crocodile, found in Northern Australia and South East Asia. An adult male Salt Water Crocodile (saltie) can be between 5.5 and 6.3 meters long and weigh up to 910 kilograms or more. Almost all attacks on humans by this behemoth are ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest dinosaur in the world was thought to be the Seismosaurus, a Sauropod that reached up to 45 meters long! There are however, a number of contenders for this title: the Titanosaur (Argentinasaur) in the same family was 44 meters long and the Supersaurus in the same family was ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest frog in the world is aptly named the Goliath Frog. It is native to a small region on Africa's west coast; Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. They make their homes in fast moving rivers that flow through the rainforest. This frog averages 33 centimeters long and weighs about 3 ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest horse in the world is Radar, a Belgian Draft Horse living in Texas. He is 1.99 meters from the bottom of his leg to the tip of his shoulder and weighs just over 1200 kilograms. He is the record holder for 2007 at the age of 9.
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest insect in the world is the African Goliath Beetle. Males can be up to 11 centimeters long and can weigh up to 100 grams; more than enough for a well stocked sandwich! This beetle lives in the tropical regions of Africa and feeds on tree sap and fruit. ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest animal in the world, which is also the smallest insect in the world (so far) is the Megaphragma caribea otherwise known as a fairyfly. It is a parasitic wasp that lives on the island of Guadalope and feeds off the eggs of other insects. Specimens have been found ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest bird in the world is a Bee Hummingbird, weighing 1.8 grams and standing 5 centimeters tall. This miniature bird lives in Cuba, and unlike many of its interesting animal brethren, isn't endangered, but its population is dwindling; which could potentially pose a problem for many species of flowers ...
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