World Records in the Animal Kingdom

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Meet the unbelievable in the animal kingdom. Here you will find true facts that would amaze you. Creatures that hold world records are enlisted on this page. If you think that the stats here are unreal or imaginary, please browse the links section above and find the website for extreme reality. Below is divided into two separate sections: Extreme Records and Amazing Facts.

Extreme Records

Goliath Bird-Eating Spider: The biggest spider in the world and the largest ever recorded was 11 inches across, enough to cover an entire dinner plate!

Goliath Beetle: Found mainly in tropical rainforests of the world, they can reach up to 4.5 inches and weigh up to 3.5 ounces!

Anaconda: King of the serpents, the anaconda is the biggest snake and the largest documented anaconda was 28 feet long with a girth of 44 inches!

Picture of Goliath Bird-Eating Spider
Sperm Whale: Deepest diver in the sea. Scientists have recorded them going deep as 3,000 meters and holding their breath for two hours!

Box Jellyfish: Also known as Sea Wasps, they are the deadliest. Its venom can kill up to 60 adults and you have from 30 sec to 4 min to get help or die!

Peregrine Falcons: Fastest creature in the air and the planet. They BLOW AWAY the competition when diving down for prey, reaching at 270 mph!

Picture of a Box Jellyfish
Picture of Piranha Lion's Mane Jellyfish: Old timers. Found in North Atlantic & Arctic Ocean. Largest recorded had a bell over 7 feet with tentacles dangling over 120 feet long!

Rhinoceros Beetles: Strongest creature on Earth. Don't let size fool you, they can lift 850 times their body weight, which is same as a man carrying 76 family cars!

Piranhas: Ruthless Killers, these fish are ranked as the most merciless predator on Earth. These menaces strip the flesh and start eating their prey alive!

Picture of sailfish Sailfish: Mysterious Speed Demons. Home range is in both Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Reaching a stunning speed of 68 mph, it beats all the marine competitors!

Giant Squid: Elusive Behemoths. They are the largest of all mollusks, reaching lengths at 60 feet yet nobody has ever captured one alive.

Blue Whales: Friendly Giants. Biggest creature on Earth. Largest recorded were two pairs, a female 109 feet and a male 107 feet. Both captured near the South Shetland Islands in 1926.


Amazing Facts

- Most sharks like Great White Sharks, Tiger Sharks and Hammerhead Sharks always need to keep swimming in the ocean or else they will drown.

- Starnose Moles use touch receptors to see the world instead of sight.

- Pigs have the highest taste buds than any other animal.

- The Tasmanian Devil got its name from European sailors who settled in the island of Tasmania, Australia. They were afraid of their demonic cries and noises.

Great White Shark on the attack! Bengal Tiger in front on the camera

- Humpback whales use singing as means of communication. Their sounds could be heard from miles away and they are known to have different dialects among pods.

- A tiger's roar produces the lowest noise frequency, which is 18 hertz. Scientists have determined that the sound could stun or paralyze its prey and even humans temporarily. We could only hear frequencies of 20 hertz.

- Reptiles are known to live the longest amongst all animal groups. Crocodiles and turtles can live over 100 years or even more.

- How eagles hunt turtles: In certain deserted areas, the eagles' only food is turtles. Because their shell is impossible for an eagle's beak to penetrate, these birds of prey have an ingenious way to get their meal. They would soar high into the air, carrying the turtles with their talons and literally throw them from a great height so that their shell would break and shatter, leaving the soft flesh exposed.

-Blind Light Technique, done by eagles. Clever predators they are, some eagles hunt in pairs. One swoops down to catch prey while the other hides itself using sunlight as camouflage and then nab the unwary victim.

- Master of Disguise: the Mimic Octopus. They are known to impersonate several species in the ocean by changing shape, colour and behaviour at will.

Sifaka Lemur ready to leap Bald Eagle on the lookout The Mimic Octopus

- A type of lemur known as the sifaka can leap 30 meters (9 feet) from tree to tree.

- The most poisonous snake in the world is known as the Inland Taipan.

- People are more afraid of spiders than any other animal, according to scientific research. In Australia, the Funnel Web Spider is to be feared.

- Super Senses: Sharks can detect even the slightest molecule of blood and even electrical charges generated by other animals. Eagles can see their prey about a mile away.

- Dolphins use echolocation to find prey and detect objects. The high frequency clicks of sounds bounce back to their brain, allowing them to see a 3D image of objects without the use of vision.

- Polar bears can smell through three feet of ice in the Arctic to find seal pups hidden there.

- A type of fish in Asia known as the Archer Fish uses its spit to shoot and knock down prey into the water.

Archerfish knocking down prey A pride of lions drinking water

- Big difference among big cats: Lions are social animals who live in prides (groups), while tigers are solitary hunters.

- Electric eels in the Amazon generate up to 1,000 volts to stun their unwary prey.

- Noises that sperm whales make can literally explode your eardrums, if you go too close to the origin of the sound.

- Monkeys have been tested in laboratories more than any other animal. Scientists have conducted tests regarding brain implants, along with their IQ and testing how certain viruses affect their behaviour.

- Giant Squids are a true enigma, as no diver as ever filmed one alive. People could only ponder about their interactions with their animals. We know they exist by marks on the sperm whales' skins and their corpses washed ashore.

 
 
 
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