The world's largest animal in which it is difficult to believe the existence of

The tallest person in history was Robert Wadlow (Robert Wadlow) (1918 - 1940) from Alton, Illinois, to the end of his life attained growth of 2, 72 meters. The heaviest man ever recorded was Jon Brower Minnoch (Jon Brower Minnoch) (1941 - 1983) from the island of Bainbridge (Bainbridge Island), Washington, DC, whose weight at the peak was about 642 kilograms. These numbers sound really incredible, but the people - not the only species on the planet, whose members differ in huge sizes.

Some forms of gigantism were recorded among many animal species. Animals enormous size are not uncommon on the islands, where there is often a so-called "island gigantism." If the animal inhabits an isolated island with few predators that can interfere with the growth of its population, it can reach really large sizes. However, the animals of incredible size and fixed on the mainland.

Gigantism in animals can be for many reasons, including because of genetic diseases and hormonal disorders. To show you just how huge can be individual members of different species, we have compiled a list of 25 large animals, a reality that is hard to believe.

From the turtle weighing 417 kilos and 37-meter jellyfish to rats weighing 11 kilograms and 44 3-pound lobster - you will be amazed to find out what may be giant animals!

Horse 25.

In September 2012, the world's largest horse was considered a Belgian stallion named Big Jake (Big Jake), whose height at the withers is 201, 2 cm. Giant weighing 1180 kg raised on a farm "Smokey Hollow" Jelly Gilbert (Jerry Gilbert ) in Otsego County (Otsego), Michigan.

24. Great White Shark

A giant white shark dubbed Deep Blue, remove the camera from the coast of the Mexican island of Guadalupe in 2013, is considered the largest great white shark ever was captured on video. Deep Blue, according to estimates, could weigh about 2268 kg, and its length was approximately 6 1 m.

23. Wildcat

The world's largest wild cat is Hercules (the Hercules), adult male Leagrove (a cross between a lion and a tiger), currently living in the Reserve Wildlife Safari Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach Safari) in South Carolina. Its dimensions are staggering: height - 1, 25 m at the shoulder 3, 7 m - standing on their hind legs and 418, 2 kg weight.

22. Alligator

The largest alligator ever recorded was caught by family Stokes (Stokes) in Mill Creek (Mill Creek), Alabama, in August 2014. It was Mississippi alligator, the size of which is 4, 8 m in length, and a weight of 459 kg. Alligator was vodruzhon on a special stand and put on public display in the local museum.

21. Cockroach

The world's largest flying cockroach belongs mind Megaloblatta Longipennis. They live in Peru, Ecuador and Panama. The collection of insects Japanese Akira Yokogury (Akira Yokokura) from Yamagata Prefecture, island Honshu, is a female copy of the cockroach 97 mm long and 45 mm wide.

20. Turtle

The largest and heaviest in the history of the world was Galápagos tortoise (or tortoises) appropriately named Goliath (Goliath). Reptile was 135, 8 cm long, 102 cm wide, and weighed 417 kg. Goliath died in Florida in November 2002.

19. Medusa

The largest recorded specimens of jellyfish - lion's mane jellyfish that washed ashore in the Bay of Massachusetts in 1870. Bell jellyfish had a diameter of 2 to 3 m, and tentacles length was 37 m.

18. Spider

The world's largest spider known to man - male of the species Goliath Birdeater (Theraphosa blondi), or tarantula Goliath detected members Pablo San Martin's expedition (Pablo San Martin) in Rio Qawra (Rio Cavro), Venezuela, in April 1965 . He had a record length with spread legs - 28 cm.

17. Electric slope

The largest stingrays (and possibly also the largest freshwater fish) of all ever recorded was a ramp, which is caught in Mekhlong River (Mae Klong River) in Thailand in 2015. Giant flat fish was 244 cm wide, 427 cm in length and weighed about 363 kg.

16. Rabbit

As 1, 3 m in length and having a weight of 22 2 kg Darius (Darius) is the largest in the world rabbit. While living at his hostess Annette Edwards (Annette Edwards) in Worcestershire (Worcestershire), United Kingdom, rabbit belongs to the breed of the German giant, which was originally bred for their meat, and now the rabbits of this breed particularly popular as pets.

15. Sheep

The title of the world's largest sheep belongs overgrown Australian sheep named Chris (Chris). Due to the huge amount of wool, whose weight in the aggregate amounted to 40 kg, up to a hairstyle Chris was 4-5 times more than usual.

14. Dog

The biggest dog ever recorded was George Giant (Giant George) breed Great Dane from Tucson (Tuscon), Arizona. The height of the dog, standing on their hind legs, was 213 cm, and height at withers -. 109 cm In this Giant George considerable weighed 111 kg.

13. Elephant

The largest elephant ever was a male African elephant, shot in Angola in 1974. Its growth was 13, 5 tons, and the height at the withers - 4 meters. Usually the males of African elephants weigh "only" 4, 7-6 tons.

12. Rat

In March of this year at one of the playgrounds in East London, UK, working to see what may be the biggest rat of all ever discovered by man. The rodent was about 123 cm in length and, on the assumptions could weigh up to 11, 3 km. Perhaps it was a Gambian pouched rat, which is the largest in the world views of rats.

11. housecat

The most severe in the history of the cat was Himma (Himmy), who lived in Cairns (Cairns), Queensland, Australia - his weight was 21, 3 kg. This huge castrated striped giant died at age 10 from respiratory failure.

10. Snake

The longest snake of all, ever kept in captivity, a female reticulated python named Medusa (Medusa), owned by the company Full Moon Productions Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. During the measurement procedure, conducted in 2011, she was a length of 7, 67 m and weighed 158, 8 kg. However, larger items may exist in the wild.

9. Kalmar

In 2007, the net fishing vessel was possibly the largest in the history of the squid. Trapped water in the south coast of New Zealand, giant squid was 11, 9 m in length and weighed about 450 kg.

8. Gorilla

of captive western lowland gorilla named Gargantua (Gargantua) is considered the largest in the history of the gorilla. Caught in Africa still a cub, animal most of his life in the circus. Data on the weight of Gargantua vary widely, but it can weigh up to 272 kg.

7. snail

The largest known land gastropod is Achatina fulica. The largest recorded specimen had impressive dimensions: 39 cm 3 of tentacles to tail in a stretched form. Shell length was 27 cm 3, the snail already weighed 900 g

6. Keith

The largest whale ever recorded in the history, there was a special blue whale length 33, 8 m actually blue whales -. The largest of all animals that ever existed on this planet. They even larger dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago.

5. Octopus

the size of the individual record belongs giant octopus length 9, 1 m and a weight of more than 272 kg. This species is found in the coastal waters of the North Pacific: along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Russia, Japan and Korea.

4. Omar

The largest lobster ever caught was caught on the network in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1977. He weighed 20 kg and 15 had a length of 107 cm from the tail tip to tip of a large claw. Crustacean, whose age is estimated to have amounted to 50 years, were sold in one of New York restaurants.

3. Cow

Cow Holstein named Blos (Blosom), owned by Patty Meads Hanson (Patty Meads-Hanson) of Orindzhvill, Illinois, has been recognized as the largest in history. Her stunning height at the withers was 190 cm. The cow died in 2015 after receiving a fatal injury paws.

2. Polar Bear

The largest northern bear was a male who was shot dead in northwest Alaska in 1960. It weighed 1002 kg and its growth on outstretched legs 3 was 39 m. Considering an average weight adult polar bears, which varies between 350-700 kg, this individual is considered as the largest of carnivorous animals living on our planet.

1. Orca

The biggest killer whales of ever recorded was a male, caught off Japan, length 9, 7 m and a weight of 10 tons. As one of the fastest marine mammals, whale can reach speeds up to 56 km / h.