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Record-Breaking Animals
The biggest, fastest, tallest and most amazing animals.
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- Biggest animal ever to live?QuestionThe blue whale
- Biggest animal on land today?QuestionThe African elephant
- Tallest animal?QuestionThe giraffe
- Fastest land animal?QuestionThe cheetahIt can sprint over 60 miles an hour for a short burst.
- Fastest bird in a dive?QuestionThe peregrine falconOver 180 miles an hour while diving.
- Fastest fish?QuestionThe sailfishOne of the quickest swimmers in the sea.
- Largest bird alive?QuestionThe ostrich
- Smallest bird?QuestionThe bee hummingbirdIt lives in Cuba and weighs about as much as a dime or two.
- Bird with the biggest wingspan?QuestionThe wandering albatross
- Largest fish?QuestionThe whale sharkIt is gentle and eats tiny plankton.
- Largest reptile?QuestionThe saltwater crocodile
- Largest big cat?QuestionThe tiger
- Largest bear?QuestionThe polar bear
- Largest rodent?QuestionThe capybara
- Largest primate?QuestionThe gorilla
- Largest deer?QuestionThe moose
- Largest frog?QuestionThe goliath frog
- Largest snake by weight?QuestionThe green anaconda
- Longest snake?QuestionThe reticulated python
- Largest octopus?QuestionThe giant Pacific octopus
- Largest insect by weight?QuestionSome giant weta, a cricket-like insect from New Zealand
- Animal with the longest neck?QuestionThe giraffe
- Mammal that sleeps the most?QuestionSome bats and opossums sleep up to 18 or more hours a day
- Slowest mammal?QuestionThe sloth
- Only mammal that truly flies?QuestionThe bat
- Mammal that lays eggs?QuestionThe platypus and the echidna
- Fastest flying insect?QuestionDragonflies are among the fastest
- Bird that can hover backward?QuestionThe hummingbird
- Bird that cannot fly but runs fast?QuestionThe ostrich
- Animal with the loudest call on land?QuestionThe howler monkey is one of the loudest
- Longest migration of any bird?QuestionThe Arctic tern, it flies from pole to pole
- Animal that can live the longest?QuestionSome sea creatures, like the ocean quahog clam, live hundreds of years
- Longest-living land animal?QuestionThe giant tortoiseSome live more than 150 years.
- Animal with the biggest eyes?QuestionThe giant squid and the colossal squid
- Animal with the biggest ears?QuestionThe African elephant
- Animal with the longest tongue for its size?QuestionThe chameleon
- Animal with the most legs?QuestionSome millipedes have hundreds
- Animal with the strongest bite?QuestionThe saltwater crocodile
- Best digger among animals?QuestionThe giant armadillo and the aardvark are famous diggers
- Which animal has the biggest heart?QuestionThe blue whale, about as big as a small car
- Animal that can run on water?QuestionThe basilisk lizard, called the Jesus lizard
- Which animal is the loudest in the sea?QuestionThe sperm whale clicks and the blue whale calls are among the loudest
- Animal that can change color to hide?QuestionThe chameleon and the octopus
- Animal that never stops growing teeth?QuestionRodents like beavers and rabbits
- Tallest dog breed?QuestionThe Great Dane
- Smallest dog breed?QuestionThe Chihuahua
- Most popular pet in many homes?QuestionDogs and cats
- Tallest bird?QuestionThe ostrich
- Which animal has the longest horns?QuestionThe water buffalo is among the longest
- Animal with the longest hibernation?QuestionSome ground squirrels and bears sleep through much of winter
- Fastest swimming bird?QuestionThe gentoo penguin
- Which animal has the most teeth?QuestionSnails can have thousands of tiny teeth on their tongues
- Which animal builds the biggest structure?QuestionCoral polyps build the Great Barrier Reef
- Which insect lifts the most for its size?QuestionThe ant can carry many times its own weight
- Biggest cat in the Americas?QuestionThe jaguar
- Largest owl?QuestionEurasian eagle-owl and Blakiston's fish owl are among the largest
- Animal with the thickest fur?QuestionThe sea otter, about one million hairs per square inch
- Which animal can jump the highest for its size?QuestionThe flea
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