50 Photos To Remind Everyone That Many Animals Are Way Bigger Than Most Of Us Think
We often hear about the biggest animals that would easily tower over humans twice, thrice, and some even ten times. But how big, exactly, are they?
Let’s take the blue whale, which is known as one of the largest animals ever to exist. Imagine: the largest ever measured 110 feet long. If that doesn’t ring a bell just yet, think of it as longer than 2 packed school buses that seat 40 people each. It’s also longer than 18 grown men of 6 feet laid head to toe with each other.
If your head is spinning, right down below is a collection of animal photos that put their size into perspective and do the "just imagine" part for us. From very large Maine coons to gigantic Siberian tigers, these are the big boys and girls of the animal kingdom.
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I Never Knew What Absolute U N I T S Clydesdales Are Until I Saw This Picture
Tagging And Blood Tests For Bison. Just To Give You An Idea Of How Big They Are, This Male Weighs Around 3000lbs
We usually imagine felines as cute little furballs who, no matter how fast they grow up, still fit into our lap just fine. But there’s one cat breed known as the Maine coon that can easily reach up to 40 inches. In comparison, the average size of an adult domestic cat comes in at as little as 8 to 10 inches.
In order to find out more about the scale of these massive felines, Bored Panda reached out to Jess Beckwith, a professional Maine coon breeder based in the United Kingdom from RudyCats.co.uk. Jess told us that Maine coons are referred to “as the dogs of the cat world, not only because of their incredible personalities, but also because of their size.”
They’re the biggest domestic cats and can range from 11 to 33 pounds when fully grown. Two of Jess’s “young neutered boys currently hit the scales at around 21 pounds.” Meanwhile, the largest Maine coon is named Barivel and he measures a whopping 3 feet and 11.2 inches from head to tail tip. That makes him longer than a baseball bat.
However impressive the scale of Maine coons may be, it’s not the most important feature when it comes to exhibitions. Jess said that “good bone structure, features, and the ‘not too extreme’ look is best, as well as temperament and health, of course,” are more important for winning a title in the big game.
Giant African Land Snail
gary's the size of a normal snail, because spongebob squarepants is the size of a sponge
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This photo is a little misleading--note how big the person's hand is compared to her body. It's a weird camera angle that makes the hand (and therefore the snail) appear much larger than it actually is. However, that's STILL a snail that's the size of your hand. Hold out your hand and imagine a snail that size sitting in it!
Well pointed out, but still: more than a handful of snail! :-0
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I just imagined herds of these things moving across the grasslands. "it's a stampede!!!"
The Giant African Snail was introduced into the Ryukyu Islands in the late 1930s to be used as food for humans. These snails are still commonly seen on the islands. Unfortunately, these snails sometimes carry a parasite which can potentially cause a parasitic infection in a person who touches the snail. In June 2000, a 7-year-old American girl on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Island became the first known person in the region to die from this type of infection.
No only there. Don't know when but someone had the same "bright" idea to introduce them in Brazil. Everytime I'd visit my grandma I would help remove them from her yard. Nasty big things with nasty parasites.
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"Food for humans". Geez. Do we ever stop killing defenseless beings. Who mean us no harm.
the shape of his ....face? it looks a bit like a rabbit in a costume...
If you don't live in Africa DO NOT try to get one as they will take over and your local snails will be doomed.
I've held one of those before, at some kind of zoo when I was about seven. I can't remember much of it now.
He looks like some humans I've seen, but a tad better looking overall.
a friend just happened to notice this .. and he just had to say " Wow " that's a lot of es car go !!
OMG, he is something out of a star wars movie! I saw some of these in Seychelles but not as big as this guy
And this snail is being held in front, not right next to the person.
I would love a pet snail, especially one I could put on a leash and walk.
Imagine if that thing crawled on your head? It will suck your brain out through your ear!
Imagine if that thing crawled on your head? It will suck out your brain through your ear
Man, why did this get downvoted? It's a great comment
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This big boy who resembles an oversized guinea pig is, in fact, a nocturnal marsupial known as a wombat (Vombatus ursinus). Patrick has stolen people's hearts by being both incredibly cute and gigantic. Weighing 84 pounds, he is one of the largest (and oldest) wombats ever to have lived.
Only quite recently, a new, wombat-like species was discovered in Australia called Makupirna nambensis, which literally translates to “big bones” in the aboriginal language. The creature’s remains are now one of the oldest fossils found in the area, thought to date back to 25 million years ago.This boy could have weighed 330 pounds, which is more than five adult wombats living today.
Yet, Makupirna is still not the biggest. The absolute record-breaking wombat-like creature was called Diprotodon and it weighed over two tons. This powerful beast could have lived until 11,700 years ago.
Maine Coon vs. Siamese Size Comparison
wow, well u know what they say cuteness comes in all shapes and sizes
Minazo The Southern Elephant Seal Was Known For His Blue Bucket, He Lived In Japan's Enoshima Aquarium Until His Death In 2005
A Full Size Snapping Turtle Compared To What Most People Think Is A Full Size Snapping Turtle
Ever Wonder How Big An Eagle Talon Is?
A Whale Skull With A Human For Scale
danggg that should be on that one post in which people reimagined what aliens would remake animals based on their skull.
Believe It Or Not, This Is One Of The Least Dangerous Spiders We Have In Australia
Yep, Huntsman spider, harmless. But if I came across it I'd shit myself eleven months of sundays.
This Is A Hammerhead Bat And Is By Far The Creepiest Animal I've Seen
Leatherback Turtles Can Get Pretty Huge Apparently
I wish people would leave turtles alone to lay their eggs. Where this picture was taken, 50 eggs were stolen.
The Size Of A Tiger Paw Compared To A Man's Hand
The Critically Endangered Giant Chinese Salamander (Largest Salamander And Amphibian In The World). It Apparently Sometimes Smells Like Pepper And Makes Noises That Sound Like Small Children. Scientist For Size
Alaskan Malamute Phil vs. Alaskan Klee Kai. Check Out The Size Difference Of The Two Breeds
Siberian Tigers Are Big
Bella vs. Mini
So let me get it right. Bella is the name of the car and Mini is the name of the dog?
The Claw Of A Male Southern Cassowary Compared To A Human Hand
The Absolutely Startling Size Of Vespa Mandarinia Aka Asian Giant Hornet
A Flood Brought In This New Species Of Ant To My Neighborhood. Size Comparison Between Regular Ant
I Found A Grasshopper In Costa Rica And Used My 16cm Hand For Scale
Human Hand vs. Leg Of Myra, One Of The Resident Emus At Freedom Farm Animal Rescue
Claw Sizes Of 25 Different Predators
Beaver? Predator? I thought beavers eat ... trees. Now that I think about it, that doesn't really make sense.
I See Your Hand Sized Moth And Raise You A Giant Beetle Larvae
This Ridiculous, Nearly Five Pound Lobster Claw Compared To A Human Hand
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