You do not have to be an animal expert to know that dinosaurs were massive creatures. The dinosaur is not the only species of animals to be massive, however. But with the rise of humans and predators, these creatures stopped growing that big. These days, animal gigantism mostly happens in islands because the animals there are isolated from the mainland and therefore have fewer predators and more resources. Get ready because the size of the animals on the list will shock you! It is hard to believe that many of them eat the same amount of food as their normal-size counterparts…
This Bull Is 3,682 Pounds Of “All Muscle”
In 2009, a bull called Field Marshall had a weight of 3,682 pounds! Only He was able to pain 300 pounds in just one year. Arthur Duckett, the owner, said, “He’s in very good health and there’s no reason why he won’t keep on growing. He’s only eight and unless something unforeseen happens he will get bigger and bigger. But he’s not fat – he’s all muscle. I could feed him heavier but I don’t want to make him look grotesque, I want him to be healthy and put on weight naturally. That’s why I keep him outdoors in a field and not inside.”
Can You Believe That These Gigantic Animals Actually Exist In Real Life?
The Endangered Giant Mekong Catfish
On May 1, 2005, these northern Thailand fishermen caught a giant catfish in the Mekong River. It weighed 646 pounds and had been nearly 9 feet long! This meant that it was as huge as a grizzly bear. The creature is actually the biggest freshwater fish in history. Sadly, they are endangered and are disappearing. A World Wildlife Fund member by the name of Zeb Hogan shared, “I’m thrilled that we’ve set a new record, but we need to put this discovery in context: these giant fish are uniformly poorly studied and some are critically endangered. Some, like the Mekong giant catfish, face extinction.”
The Endangered Giant Mekong Catfish