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Top 10 Heaviest Animals In The World

Top 10 Heaviest Animals in the World - Animals differ quite a bit in terms of their physical characteristics. Not only by their height, but more so by their weight. While heavy animals certainly don't belong to the fastest animals on Earth, they do have other evolutionary advantages due to their size and weight. Large and heavy animals tend to be immune to cancer.


The following chart lists the 10 heaviest known animals around the world. The rating is based on the maximum weight achieved by a respective species. Although the ranking is (unsurprisingly) dominated by certain sea dwellers, most of the top 10 heaviest animals actually live on land as you will see.

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Top 10 heaviest animals in the world

Weight: Up to 190 tons / 418,878 pounds

Weight: Up to 30 tons / 66,139 pounds

Weight: Up to 12.5 tons / 27,558 pounds

Weight: Up to 4.5 tons / 9,921 pounds

Weight: Up to 4.3 tons / 9,480 pounds

Weight: Up to 4 tons / 8,818 pounds

Weight: Up to 2.1 tons / 4,630 pounds

Weight: Up to 1.9 tons / 4,189 pounds

Weight: Up to 1.5 tons / 3,307 pounds

Weight: Up to 1.3 tons / 2,866 pounds

Top 10 heaviest animals in the world


1. Whale

Weight: Up to 190 tons / 418,878 pounds

Natural Habitat: In All of Planet Earth's Oceans

Heaviest Subspecies: Blue Whale

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2. Shark

Weight: Up to 30 tons / 66,139 pounds

Natural Habitat: In All of Planet Earth's Oceans

Heaviest Subspecies: Whale Shark

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3. Elephants

Weight: Up to 12.5 tons / 27,558 pounds

Natural habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia & Southeast Asia

Heaviest subspecies: African bush elephant

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4. Hippo

Weight: Up to 4.5 tons / 9,921 pounds

Natural habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa

Heaviest subspecies: East African hippopotamus

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5. Rhino

Weight: Up to 4.3 tons / 9,480 pounds

Natural habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Heaviest Subspecies: White Rhino

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6. Elephant Seal

Weight: Up to 4 tons / 8,818 pounds

Natural Habitat: Antarctica & Western North America

Heaviest subspecies: Southern elephant seal

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7. Walrus

Weight: Up to 2.1 tons / 4,630 pounds

Natural habitat: Arctic Circle (mainly Russia, Greenland and Canada)

Heaviest subspecies: Pacific walrus

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8. Giraffe

Weight: Up to 1.9 tons / 4,189 pounds

Natural habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa

Heaviest Subspecies: Northern Giraffe

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9. Gaur

Weight: Up to 1.5 tons / 3,307 pounds

Natural Habitat: South Asia & Southeast Asia

Heaviest Subspecies: Indian Gaur

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10. Bison

Weight: Up to 1.3 tons / 2,866 pounds

Natural Habitat: North America & Europe (mainly Poland and Belarus)

Heaviest subspecies: American bison

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Top 10 heaviest animals in the world

 

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