2006-12-22 03:29:27 · 18 answers · asked by dustin f 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
whales
2006-12-22 03:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by bossman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest mammal in the world is the Blue Whale, followed by the elephant.
2006-12-22 03:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by newph1956 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an excerp from http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/welcome.html
The Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus, is the largest mammal living today. It is also the largest mammal to have ever lived. In fact the Blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on the planet as far as we know; bigger by far than ever the largest Dinosaur. The longest Blue Whale ever measured was a female, 33.58 m or 110ft long. The heaviest weighed over 190 tonnes. We haven't actually got a set of weighing scales big enough so weights are estimated from the cut up remains.
The largest animal on land at the moment on this planet is a mammal; the bull African Elephant. The largest specimen recorded stood around 3.96 m or 13ft at the shoulder and weighed over 12 tonnes.
The tallest animal on the planet is a mammal - Giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis, can be 6.1m or 20ft tall.
The smallest mammal in the world is a bat from Thailand, Kitli's Hog-nosed Bat, Craseonycteris thonglongyai, being only 2.9-3.3 cm or 1.14-1.3 inches long and weighing a mere 1.7-2 g or 0.06 - 0.07oz this bat is well smaller than many insects and snails.
In a close 2nd place, the Pygmy or Savi's White-toothed Shrew Suncus etruscus weighs in at 1.5 - 2.5 grams or 0.05 - 0.09oz and isdefinitelyy the smallest land mammal on record.
The Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, is the fastest animal on land, reaching speeds as fast as 96 kmh or 60 mph. The fastest mammal in the water is the Killer Whale, Orcinus orca, which has been recorded swimming at speeds of 55.5 kmh or 34 mph. The fasted mammal in the air is the Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus, with a recorded flight speed of 25 kmh or 15.5 mph.
The longest lived mammals are human beings, but the whales are not far behind us and the Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalis is believed to have a maximum life-span of 90 - 100 years.
Rhinoceroses have the thickest skin of any terrestrial mammal, and the thickest skin in relation to their size, of any animal. The skin on their backs and flanks can be 2.5 cm or 1 inch thick.
2006-12-22 03:31:24 · answer #3 · answered by stealthisprofile 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The biggest mammal on Earth is definitley the Blue Whale. It is up to 98 feet in length and weigh about 2,000 pounds. The largest Blue Whale ever found was 98 feet long same as a Boeing 737 airplane. Blue Whale Calves (babies) gain up to 200 pounds every 24 hours, and at birth they can weigh up to 6,000 pounds.
2006-12-22 03:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by ricardo t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blue whale is the largest mammal
2006-12-22 03:39:57 · answer #5 · answered by lord k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Blue Whale
2006-12-22 03:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Blue Whale is currently the largest mammal, but they are endangered.
2006-12-22 03:47:01 · answer #7 · answered by DooodFromNowhere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blue Whale
2006-12-22 03:48:23 · answer #8 · answered by a Real Truthseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the largest mammal curently living in this world is blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). blue whale is also the biggest animal ever to live on earth.
the largest mammal living on the land is bull african elephant.
2006-12-22 03:41:05 · answer #9 · answered by darkiepadmae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blue whale
2006-12-22 03:43:07 · answer #10 · answered by Crazygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blue Whale could be 180 tons and 30m long.
2006-12-22 03:34:19 · answer #11 · answered by Eugene K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋