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Who Is Biggest?

The Biggest Animals: What is the biggest animal ever?

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As of November 2026, the blue whale is the biggest ever.

It is about 100 feet long. A baby is 23 feet long.

It eats krill. Krill are tiny, shrimp-like animals.

As of November 2026, the biggest on land is the elephant.

As of November 2026, the giraffe is the tallest animal.

As of November 2026, the biggest bird is the ostrich.

It has wings but cannot fly. It can be 9 feet tall.

As of November 2026, the biggest fish is a whale shark.

A whale shark is a shark, not a whale.

Words to know

  • krill: tiny animals
  • ostrich: big bird
  • tallest: most high
  • shark: big fish

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