Wouldn’t a giant, Labrador-sized kitten be adorable? What about a dinosaur-sized alligator? – not so much! It’s not that rare to find large species of animals living on islands away from civilization. However sometimes animals that grow to epic sizes live right in our own neck of the woods – and sometimes they are our pets! Check out these huge animals. You won’t believe the mass on these guys.
Check out this Colossal Catfish
This catfish would feed a whole village, if it weren’t facing extinction. These huge Mekong catfish are increasingly rare, and this one of the largest freshwater fish ever caught, weighing in at 646 pounds.
Holy Crab!
This is a Coconut Crab – a type of Hermit Crab that obviously gets nightmarishly huge. They weigh close to ten pounds and can be just over 3 feet in length. I think I would move if I saw this huge critter on my trashcan!
Voluminous Vulture
The Cinereous Vulture is the largest bird of prey in the world. You better hope you aren’t the prey either, because these birds can weigh over 30 pounds and have a wingspan of up to 10 feet. RUN!
Gigantic Jellyfish
This is the largest jellyfish species in the world. Aptly called the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish, these guy’s have normal sized bodies, but their long tentacles can be up to 121 FEET long!
A Whale of a Snail
This African Land Snail is the largest gastropod on land… but certainly not the fastest! The largest African Land Snail was 15.5 inches long, and weighed 2 pounds. These things might seem harmless, but they are seen as a huge agricultural threat to the US. These invasive snails are headed our way!
Another Ridiculously Big Rabbit
What’s up, doc? These giant rabbits eat 700 apples a year. That should keep the docs away forever! Darius the rabbit (pictured above) used to hold the title at 4 feet 4 inches long. But poor Darius was recently surpassed in length by another giant rabbit named Jeff the Bunny. Jeff is currently 4 feet 5 inches long!
A Colossal Capybara
Meet Gary! Gary the Capybara is the world’s largest pet rodent. At first a giant pet rodent sounds like a nightmare, but look at that face! I would love to chill with Gary. His owners, the Typaldos, say that he also loves to swim and can do tricks. Sounds like Gary knows how to party.
A Sizeable Salamander
The Chinese Giant Salamander is the largest amphibian on land. The largest one ever recorded weighed 110 pounds and was 5.9 feet long. Luckily, they don’t eat people! They just look like they might.
Another Goliath
The Goliath Frog is kind of cute, but this Goliath Spider is kind of terrifying. It is also called the “bird eating spider” for obvious reasons. Despite how scary it looks, the bite of the Goliath Spider is only about as venomous as a wasp sting. I still think I’ll stay back!
Leviathan Leather Turtle
The Leatherback Sea Turtle is the largest turtle that still roams today. Little is known about these giants, but they lack the hard shells other turtles have, and they are huge! They are roughly 6-7 feet long and can weigh up to 1,500 pounds.
Giraffes: The Other Gentle Giants
The blue ribbon for the tallest land animal goes to the giraffe! They really stick their neck out to earn that title. A giraffe is the height of a single story home. Their long necks are perfect for their diet – which consists mostly of the roofs of single-story homes… and leaves.
Friendly Frankie
This big boy was the world’s biggest dog in 2016. He stands at 7 feet tall! But look at those manners. No feet on the couch! Good boy!
BigA$$ Butterfly
This enormous butterfly is the biggest butterfly in the world. This species, called Queen Alexandra, has an 11-inch wingspan. The males got the cool shiny color, but the ladies have the size. Queen Alexandra must’ve been thicc.
Enormous Earthworm
This is Australia’s Giant Gippsland Earthworm. His name is probably Jim, and he is giant! These slithery critters can grow up to almost 10 feet long. Thankfully, you have to go searching for them in wet, marshy clay, and won’t see these popping up in your yard.
Another Enormous Earthworm?
Well, scientists think it’s a type of earthworm. This photo was called a hoax originally, but it was proved to be a real species… although scientists can’t agree on which one. This dude was caught by Mickey Grosman, who is much braver than I am.
Giant Creepy Crawler
This bottom-feeding crustacean is gigantic! They are called Giant Isopods, and the are kind of half roly poly and half crab. Either way it’s huge. They can grow up to 2 and ½ feet long – YIKES.
Release the Beast!
This is a Siamese Carp that weighed in at 222 pounds! Angler Tim Webb spent 90 minutes reeling this guy in. Once they weighed him, they released him back to his natural habitat.
Another Gargantuan Goldfish
Goldfish in the wild just seem to keep on growing and growing! This one weighs 4 pounds. He’s not fat, he’s curvy!
Crazy-Big Komodo
The prehistoric Komodo Dragon still roams the earth – and while it doesn’t breath fire like the cool ones in Game of Thrones, it’s still the world’s largest lizard. This thing can take down a water buffalo. The largest one recorded weighed 366 pounds and was over 10 feet long.
A Tortoise to Reign Them All
The expertly named Goliath holds the world record for being the biggest turtle EVER. (He has since passed, but he lived a long life and his large legend lives on!) Goliath tipped the scales at 919 pounds.
No Bull, World’s Biggest Horns
This picture looks photoshopped, but trust us – it’s not! This is Lurch, and he holds the record for the largest horns in the world. This African Watusi Steer had horns with a circumference of 37.5 inches around!
Does Clothing Count?
This huge dude was the biggest sheep in the world… so we thought! After being sheered he lost an insane 88 POUNDS of weight in wool. I hope he didn’t live in Florida!
Kangaroo on Roids?
This Red Kangaroo should be drafted to the NFL. Look at those muscles! The biggest one ever was 7 feet tall and weighed 201 pounds! Maybe call the NBA too.
