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.
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
2. Shark
Weight: Up to 30 tons / 66,139 pounds
Natural Habitat: In All of Planet Earth's Oceans
Heaviest Subspecies: Whale Shark
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
4. Hippo
Weight: Up to 4.5 tons / 9,921 pounds
Natural habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa
Heaviest subspecies: East African hippopotamus
5. Rhino
Weight: Up to 4.3 tons / 9,480 pounds
Natural habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Heaviest Subspecies: White Rhino
6. Elephant Seal
Weight: Up to 4 tons / 8,818 pounds
Natural Habitat: Antarctica & Western North America
Heaviest subspecies: Southern elephant seal
7. Walrus
Weight: Up to 2.1 tons / 4,630 pounds
Natural habitat: Arctic Circle (mainly Russia, Greenland and Canada)
Heaviest subspecies: Pacific walrus
8. Giraffe
Weight: Up to 1.9 tons / 4,189 pounds
Natural habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa
Heaviest Subspecies: Northern Giraffe
9. Gaur
Weight: Up to 1.5 tons / 3,307 pounds
Natural Habitat: South Asia & Southeast Asia
Heaviest Subspecies: Indian Gaur
10. Bison
Weight: Up to 1.3 tons / 2,866 pounds
Natural Habitat: North America & Europe (mainly Poland and Belarus)
Heaviest subspecies: American bison
Top 10 heaviest animals in the world