The Top 10 Heaviest Animals in the World

Animals vary quite a lot in their physical traits. Not only by their height but even more so by their weight. While heavy animals certainly do not belong to the fastest animals on Earth, they do possess other evolutionary advantages due to their size and weight. Heavy and large animals tend to be practically immune to cancer to name one.

 

The following ranking lists the 10 heaviest animals known around the world. The ranking is based on the maximum weight a respective species is known to have achieved. While the ranking is (unsurprisingly) dominated by a certain inhabitant of the sea, most of the Top 10 heaviest animals actually live on the land as you will see.

 

Note: For the Top 10 Ranking of Tallest Animals in the world

 

 

The Top 10 Heaviest Animals in the World

 

10. Bison

 

 

 

9. Gaur

 

 

 

8. Giraffe

 

 

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7. Walrus

 

 

 

6. Elephant Seal

 

 

5. Rhinoceros

 

 

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4. Hippopotamus

 

 

 

3. Elephant

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Whale

 

Summary

Here is a quick recap of The Top 10 Heaviest Animals in the World

1. 1. WHALE Up to ~ 190 tonnes

   2. SHARK Up to ~ 30 tonnes

   3. ELEPHANT Up to ~ 12.5 tonnes

   4. HIPPOPOTAMUS Up to ~ 4.5 tonnes

   5. RHINOCEROS Up to ~ 4.3 tonnes

   6. ELEPHANT SEAL Up to ~ 4.0 tonnes

   7. WALRUS Up to ~ 2.1 tonnes

   8. GIRAFFE Up to ~ 1.9 tonnes

   9. GAUR Up to ~ 1.5 tonnes

   10. BISON Up to ~ 1.3 tonnes