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A member of the monitor lizard family , it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of more than 3 metres (9.8 feet) in rare cases and weighing up to approximately 166 kilograms (366 pounds). [83] Nevertheless, current extant reptiles are still dwarfed by their prehistoric ancestors.
The giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama), also known as the Australian giant cuttlefish, [3] is the world's largest cuttlefish species, growing to 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and up to 100 cm (39 in) in total length (total length meaning the whole length of the body including outstretched tentacles). They can be over 10.5 kg (23 lb) in weight.
The shark has historically been hunted for its liver oil up until the development of synthetic oils and cessation of export of liver oil and skin from Greenland in the 1960s. [59] In the 1970s, the species was seen as a problem for other fisheries in western Norway and the government subsidized a fishery to reduce the stock of the species. [60]
A spatial genetic analysis estimated that a specimen of Armillaria ostoyae growing over 91 acres (37 ha) in northern Michigan, United States weighs 440 tons (4 x 10 5 kg). [ 29 ] [ 30 ] In Armillaria ostoyae , each individual mushroom (the fruiting body, similar to a flower on a plant) has only a 5 cm (2.0 in) stipe, and a pileus up to 12.5 cm ...
Giant squid can grow to be 42 feet long and sperm whales are usually 52 feet long. Videos posted by a villager show the sea creature disintegrating into the water
It can grow up to a 5.2 m (17 ft) disk width, a total length of 6.5 m (21 ft) and a weight of at least 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). [ 45 ] [ 46 ] The largest stingray is generally accepted to be the short-tail stingray ( Dasyatis brevicaudata ), found off the southern tip of Africa and Australasia, at up to 4.3 m (14 ft) across the disk and weighing ...
It has an “elongated,” tube-shaped body with 20 tentacles and over 70 tube feet. Sea cucumbers use these feet-like projections to suction onto surfaces and move around, according to the ...
Aardvarks are typically up to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in length with an average weight of up to 65 kg (143 lb) and a shoulder height up to 0.65 m (2.1 ft). [133] However, individuals as large as 2.2 m (7.2 ft) and as heavy as 100 kg (220 lb) are recorded.