size is relative especially in the
animal kingdom
sobbing ow we’re right here professor
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
giant creatures for this list we’re
looking at animals that are freakishly
large these aren’t your ordinary
behemoths like elephants and rhinos but
large creatures that may have escaped
notice those that you think of as tiny
critters but have gigantic versions in
existence in an instant it can change
color pattern and texture and with no
bones to confine its shape the creature
can virtually disappear
number 10 the capybara well I am
certainly a national force because I am
covered in capybara slobber rodents are
some of the smallest mammals in terms of
body size we don’t think of mice
squirrels hamsters and shrews as bulky
animals and rightly so but there’s one
rodent that breaks this mold and that is
the capybara rodents of unusual size I
don’t think they exist as the largest
rodent in the world the capybara can
reach lengths of nearly 5 feet and weigh
up to 200 pounds I want you to pet him
but is he’s a capybara oh you could be
better
it’s the largest member of the rodent
family after gene mm-hmm this means that
the largest capybara weighs more than
the largest wolf such gargantuan
creatures reside largely in South
America and spend their lives foraging
for plants and trying to evade predators
like anacondas Jaguars and humans
despite their size capybaras are not
much of a threat though they’re huge
incisors can pack quite a bite number 9
the giant African land snail chances are
the giant African snail sees you but you
don’t see it these aren’t your
garden-variety snails nope they can grow
to almost 8 inches long and 4 inches in
diameter with big bodies come big
appetites and considering how much a
regular snail eats
the African variety can eat 10 fold
which is why they’re regarded as pests
these snails are known to eat 500
different types of plants and also don’t
mind eating your stucco homes to build
up their hard shells in fact the giant
snail is considered one of the world’s
most harmful invasive species
it’s exportation from Africa led to
accidental introduction elsewhere in the
world and also risks the transmission of
meningitis to humans due to parasites
that may carry eradication projects have
been attempted in the US and South
Pacific Islands but the snails have
proven resilient this is a big snail a
very big snail number 8 the Goliath frog
community nursery teachers some frogs
like bullfrogs can reach quite the size
at least compared to other frogs
it’s the Goliath frog however that
dwarfs the others in its species this is
a little Oh this aptly named frog can
weigh over 7 pounds and have a body
length of nearly 13 inches with legs
included that length is doubled owing to
its size the Goliath frog eats animals
that ordinarily eat frogs essentially
rewiring the food chain snakes turtles
other frogs and even in one instance of
that are all documented prey this
amphibious Maximus lives in a very tiny
region of Central Africa and their
already small population is
unfortunately shrinking due to human
persecution prices range from 900 to
$2,500 a frog number 7 the giant squid
it’s the closest we’ve come to finding a
mythical sea monster release the Kraken
giant squids are known through
generations of tall tales and urban
legends from destroying ships to
stocking Jack Sparrow and I’m
but what’s not legend is its body size
based on only a handful of specimens
scientists estimate that the giant squid
can attain lengths of 43 feet and weigh
over 600 pounds and this isn’t even the
largest squid species the colossal squid
is near Kraken in size as one living
specimen weighed 1,100 pounds their
maximum weight is estimated to be around
1700 pounds with a body length
approaching 50 feet don’t you wish these
things were imaginary
number six the leatherback sea turtle
everything’s bigger in the ocean and
turtles are no exception oh it’s awesome
jelly man all sea turtles are man-sized
or greater but the leatherback is the
size of a car now at least a Smartcar
the leatherback sea turtle can be nine
feet long and weigh 1,400 pounds but
there are multiple reports of specimens
weighing 2,000 pounds or more though
these are hard to confirm these gentle
giants swim throughout the globe and
feed almost exclusively on jellyfish
acting as a natural population
controller with all the seafood to
choose from it’s odd that Turtles
developed a taste for them why turtles
are immune to the sting remains a
mystery there are theories that they can
live over 100 years if left alone but as
humanity unfortunately dictates the most
peaceful animals are usually the most
vulnerable
Cindy Lincoln who next door he said the
sea turtles did they love to give it a
hundred years old well you know what if
I ever meet a sea turtle Alaska number
five no Moroz jellyfish
even the leatherback might have trouble
devouring this guy no Moroz jellyfish
named after the man who discovered it
can be almost seven feet in diameter and
weighed 440 pounds unlike most other
species on this list
no Moroz jellyfish are thriving
especially in the waters between Japan
and China they’re growing so large and
so abundant in fact that a 10-ton
fishing boat was upended from the weight
of the jellyfish it had caught in its
net despite its bulk it’s dwarfed in
length by the lion’s mane jellyfish
whose tentacles can reach 121 feet many
scientists believe we might just have to
adapt to this new gelatinous world
number 4 the Continental giant rabbit
sister 1 boo this is all of him oh just
one left her up from the Continental
rabbit is bred for insane sizes and this
genetic tampering has not failed to
elicit results at 4 feet 4 inches long
and weighing 55 pounds these rabbits
rival dogs in size they were first
recorded in 1893 descending from the
original Flemish Giants both kinds were
brought from Europe to America in the
1800s in an effort to have them increase
the size of American breeds by nating
this is Atlas sees a giant continental
rabbit and will need a lot of space and
for his care originally they were used
more for their parts like fur and meat
but nowadays they are coveted as pets
for some a world of giant bunnies
wouldn’t be so bad but for others that
would be a little too close to a Donnie
Darko style fantasy do there
number three the giant golden crown
flying fox the golden crown flying fox
is a bat not a fox at all but is named
due to its fox-like coloring and 60 of
these are called
flying foxes for their unique looking
fox like faces the flying fox has a near
six-foot wingspan which approaches that
of an eagle securing its status as the
largest flying mammal in existence
luckily for Humanity the flying fox
belongs to the fruit bat family so it is
entirely content with feeding on plant
material in fact the flying fox is
completely non aggressive and can even
be said to be cute however that doesn’t
mean we want to be keeping one as a pet
any time soon hi it’s a bad boy what a
neat pack hey ready just catch rats
number 2 the Japanese spider crab
this spider crab is a deep-sea
crustacean that lives off the coast of
Japan it was named appropriately due to
its long spidery legs that extend from a
rather small body the body is only 16
inches but with legs included the
Japanese spider crab can approach 12
feet long making this phobia exploiting
creature the largest arthropod species
in terms of length this king-sized crab
is also adept at using camouflage to
survive ooh I could have been just a big
black shape good to go at least nature
was sympathetic and left this terrifying
animal amalgam at the bottom of the
ocean
meaning it’s likely that the only time
you’ll see it is in your nightmares
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions so the
question is how long is a giant bathroom
well it’s not an easy question to answer
the centipede has a new skin and a new
attitude predator it’s hungry and eating
its old skin just isn’t good enough
number one the Chinese giant salamander
as a kid you may have flipped rocks in
search of various critters like
salamanders these lizard like amphibians
could fit in the palm of your hand
making them perfect trophies for the
adolescent adventurer coming upon the
Chinese giant salamander would be a
different story they’re the only large
predator in these icy waters
perhaps by flipping cement slabs you
could find this creature which can be
six feet long and weigh 130 pounds
rarely seen unless hunted for they are
exclusively aquatic and scour the rocky
bottoms of rivers and lakes for food
they hunt by using a gap and soup method
the throat expands and then they open
the mouth to cause suction collecting
has caught up with this living dinosaur
however and extinction is imminent
because of the disruption of its natural
environment its status as a luxury dish
and its use in Chinese medicine the
Chinese giant salamander is critically
endangered and is number 2 on Zee s l’s
edge list with evolutionary distinctness
and globally endangered status the
biggest threats facing them are over
hunting for human consumption do you
agree with our list what’s your favorite
giant creature oh yeah for more
gargantuan top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
animal kingdom
sobbing ow we’re right here professor
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
giant creatures for this list we’re
looking at animals that are freakishly
large these aren’t your ordinary
behemoths like elephants and rhinos but
large creatures that may have escaped
notice those that you think of as tiny
critters but have gigantic versions in
existence in an instant it can change
color pattern and texture and with no
bones to confine its shape the creature
can virtually disappear
number 10 the capybara well I am
certainly a national force because I am
covered in capybara slobber rodents are
some of the smallest mammals in terms of
body size we don’t think of mice
squirrels hamsters and shrews as bulky
animals and rightly so but there’s one
rodent that breaks this mold and that is
the capybara rodents of unusual size I
don’t think they exist as the largest
rodent in the world the capybara can
reach lengths of nearly 5 feet and weigh
up to 200 pounds I want you to pet him
but is he’s a capybara oh you could be
better
it’s the largest member of the rodent
family after gene mm-hmm this means that
the largest capybara weighs more than
the largest wolf such gargantuan
creatures reside largely in South
America and spend their lives foraging
for plants and trying to evade predators
like anacondas Jaguars and humans
despite their size capybaras are not
much of a threat though they’re huge
incisors can pack quite a bite number 9
the giant African land snail chances are
the giant African snail sees you but you
don’t see it these aren’t your
garden-variety snails nope they can grow
to almost 8 inches long and 4 inches in
diameter with big bodies come big
appetites and considering how much a
regular snail eats
the African variety can eat 10 fold
which is why they’re regarded as pests
these snails are known to eat 500
different types of plants and also don’t
mind eating your stucco homes to build
up their hard shells in fact the giant
snail is considered one of the world’s
most harmful invasive species
it’s exportation from Africa led to
accidental introduction elsewhere in the
world and also risks the transmission of
meningitis to humans due to parasites
that may carry eradication projects have
been attempted in the US and South
Pacific Islands but the snails have
proven resilient this is a big snail a
very big snail number 8 the Goliath frog
community nursery teachers some frogs
like bullfrogs can reach quite the size
at least compared to other frogs
it’s the Goliath frog however that
dwarfs the others in its species this is
a little Oh this aptly named frog can
weigh over 7 pounds and have a body
length of nearly 13 inches with legs
included that length is doubled owing to
its size the Goliath frog eats animals
that ordinarily eat frogs essentially
rewiring the food chain snakes turtles
other frogs and even in one instance of
that are all documented prey this
amphibious Maximus lives in a very tiny
region of Central Africa and their
already small population is
unfortunately shrinking due to human
persecution prices range from 900 to
$2,500 a frog number 7 the giant squid
it’s the closest we’ve come to finding a
mythical sea monster release the Kraken
giant squids are known through
generations of tall tales and urban
legends from destroying ships to
stocking Jack Sparrow and I’m
but what’s not legend is its body size
based on only a handful of specimens
scientists estimate that the giant squid
can attain lengths of 43 feet and weigh
over 600 pounds and this isn’t even the
largest squid species the colossal squid
is near Kraken in size as one living
specimen weighed 1,100 pounds their
maximum weight is estimated to be around
1700 pounds with a body length
approaching 50 feet don’t you wish these
things were imaginary
number six the leatherback sea turtle
everything’s bigger in the ocean and
turtles are no exception oh it’s awesome
jelly man all sea turtles are man-sized
or greater but the leatherback is the
size of a car now at least a Smartcar
the leatherback sea turtle can be nine
feet long and weigh 1,400 pounds but
there are multiple reports of specimens
weighing 2,000 pounds or more though
these are hard to confirm these gentle
giants swim throughout the globe and
feed almost exclusively on jellyfish
acting as a natural population
controller with all the seafood to
choose from it’s odd that Turtles
developed a taste for them why turtles
are immune to the sting remains a
mystery there are theories that they can
live over 100 years if left alone but as
humanity unfortunately dictates the most
peaceful animals are usually the most
vulnerable
Cindy Lincoln who next door he said the
sea turtles did they love to give it a
hundred years old well you know what if
I ever meet a sea turtle Alaska number
five no Moroz jellyfish
even the leatherback might have trouble
devouring this guy no Moroz jellyfish
named after the man who discovered it
can be almost seven feet in diameter and
weighed 440 pounds unlike most other
species on this list
no Moroz jellyfish are thriving
especially in the waters between Japan
and China they’re growing so large and
so abundant in fact that a 10-ton
fishing boat was upended from the weight
of the jellyfish it had caught in its
net despite its bulk it’s dwarfed in
length by the lion’s mane jellyfish
whose tentacles can reach 121 feet many
scientists believe we might just have to
adapt to this new gelatinous world
number 4 the Continental giant rabbit
sister 1 boo this is all of him oh just
one left her up from the Continental
rabbit is bred for insane sizes and this
genetic tampering has not failed to
elicit results at 4 feet 4 inches long
and weighing 55 pounds these rabbits
rival dogs in size they were first
recorded in 1893 descending from the
original Flemish Giants both kinds were
brought from Europe to America in the
1800s in an effort to have them increase
the size of American breeds by nating
this is Atlas sees a giant continental
rabbit and will need a lot of space and
for his care originally they were used
more for their parts like fur and meat
but nowadays they are coveted as pets
for some a world of giant bunnies
wouldn’t be so bad but for others that
would be a little too close to a Donnie
Darko style fantasy do there
number three the giant golden crown
flying fox the golden crown flying fox
is a bat not a fox at all but is named
due to its fox-like coloring and 60 of
these are called
flying foxes for their unique looking
fox like faces the flying fox has a near
six-foot wingspan which approaches that
of an eagle securing its status as the
largest flying mammal in existence
luckily for Humanity the flying fox
belongs to the fruit bat family so it is
entirely content with feeding on plant
material in fact the flying fox is
completely non aggressive and can even
be said to be cute however that doesn’t
mean we want to be keeping one as a pet
any time soon hi it’s a bad boy what a
neat pack hey ready just catch rats
number 2 the Japanese spider crab
this spider crab is a deep-sea
crustacean that lives off the coast of
Japan it was named appropriately due to
its long spidery legs that extend from a
rather small body the body is only 16
inches but with legs included the
Japanese spider crab can approach 12
feet long making this phobia exploiting
creature the largest arthropod species
in terms of length this king-sized crab
is also adept at using camouflage to
survive ooh I could have been just a big
black shape good to go at least nature
was sympathetic and left this terrifying
animal amalgam at the bottom of the
ocean
meaning it’s likely that the only time
you’ll see it is in your nightmares
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions so the
question is how long is a giant bathroom
well it’s not an easy question to answer
the centipede has a new skin and a new
attitude predator it’s hungry and eating
its old skin just isn’t good enough
number one the Chinese giant salamander
as a kid you may have flipped rocks in
search of various critters like
salamanders these lizard like amphibians
could fit in the palm of your hand
making them perfect trophies for the
adolescent adventurer coming upon the
Chinese giant salamander would be a
different story they’re the only large
predator in these icy waters
perhaps by flipping cement slabs you
could find this creature which can be
six feet long and weigh 130 pounds
rarely seen unless hunted for they are
exclusively aquatic and scour the rocky
bottoms of rivers and lakes for food
they hunt by using a gap and soup method
the throat expands and then they open
the mouth to cause suction collecting
has caught up with this living dinosaur
however and extinction is imminent
because of the disruption of its natural
environment its status as a luxury dish
and its use in Chinese medicine the
Chinese giant salamander is critically
endangered and is number 2 on Zee s l’s
edge list with evolutionary distinctness
and globally endangered status the
biggest threats facing them are over
hunting for human consumption do you
agree with our list what’s your favorite
giant creature oh yeah for more
gargantuan top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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