1. Largest animals the world.
Largest animals in the world
Выполнила учитель МБОУ
«Полевской лицей»
Курского района Курской области
Еськова Н.В.
2016г.

2. The African Bush Elephant It is the largest living terrestrial (land) animal, The adult African bush elephant generally has no natural predators due to its great size, but the calves are vulnerable to lion and crocodile attacks.

3. Blue whale But which animal is the biggest in the world
Blue whale But which animal is the biggest in the world? You might think that it is an elephant, but it’s not. The biggest animal on our planet is the blue whale.

4. The Tallest Land Animal in the World: The Giraffe The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal and the tallest living terrestrial animal in the world. It stands 5–6 m (16–20 ft) tall.

5. The Largest Carnivorе in the World: The Southern Elephant Seal The Southern elephant seal is the largest carnivore living today. This seals’ size shows extreme sexual dimorphism, with the males typically five to six times heavier than the females.

6.  The Largest Land Carnivores in the World: The Polar Bear and Kodiak Bear The largest living land carnivores are the Polar Bear and the Kodiak bear, a Brown Bear subspecies. Since they have similar body sizes, it is not clear which is definitively larger..   .

7. The Largest Reptile in the World: The Saltwater Crocodile The saltwater crocodile is the largest of all living reptiles. It is found in suitable habitats from Northern Australia through Southeast Asia to the eastern coast of India. An adult male saltwater crocodile’s weight is 409 to 1,000 kilograms.

8. The Largest Amphibian in the World: The Chinese Giant Salamander   The Chinese giant salamander is the largest salamander in the world, reaching a length of 180 cm . Endemic to rocky mountain streams and lakes in China, it is considered critically endangered due to habitat loss, pollution.

9. The Largest Snake in the World: The Green Anaconda The most massive living member of this giant reptilian order is the Green Anaconda of the neotropical riverways. The maximum verified size is 7.5 m and 250 kg.

10. The Largest Arthropod in the World: The Japanese spider crab The Japanese spider crab is a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the largest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 3.8 metres and weighing up to 19 kg.