Sixteen Photos Of Surprisingly Large Animals Found Around The World

9. Giant African Snails
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These snails are the largest species out there; they can grow up to eight inches long and live for around five to seven years.

10. Chinese Giant Salamander
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The largest amphibian in the world, an average one of these huge salamanders weigh 55 to 65 pounds as adults and measure nearly four feet in length.

11. Saltwater Crocodile
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This specimen was found in the Philippines after a three-week-long hunt by 100 men. Measuring 21 feet from tip to tail, the croc had killed at least one fisherman.

12. Great Dane
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Everyone knows that Great Danes are huge, but George the Giant is in a class of his own! This pup is a real sweetheart … which is a good thing since he could do some serious damage by throwing his 245-pound body around.

13. African Goliath Frog
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Found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, the Goliath frog is the largest living frog on the planet. They can grow up to 13 inches in length and over seven pounds in weight.

14. Nomura’s Jellyfish
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When fully grown, these jellyfish has a diameter larger than the height of the average adult man. Surprisingly, they’re not the largest jellyfish in the world; that honor goes to the lion’s mane jellyfish.

15. World’s Tallest Cow
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Blosom, a 13-year-old Holstein Friesian cow, stands over six feet tall!

16. Largest Living Cat
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Hercules the liger is nearly eleven feet long and measures four feet tall at the shoulder. He’s the offspring of a male lion and a tigress and lives in South Carolina at a wildlife preserve.

 

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