I thought it was the polar bear but I'm not so sure anymore.
2007-03-13 14:27:35 · 17 answers · asked by cOoKiEmOnsTeR 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
African elephants are the heaviest and second tallest land animals. Large bulls (males) weigh more than 5,895kg and are 3.5m feet tall all the shoulder. Giraffes, which can grow to a height of 5m, are the tallest land animals. Large males weigh more than 1,800kg.
2007-03-13 14:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by jhaydhee510 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not even close. The polar bear is the heaviest land predator but the heaviest land animal is the African Elephant. Can weigh up to 11 tons.
2007-03-13 15:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by Baragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unquestionably it is the African elephant. It is substantially heavier than it Indian or Asian cousin. A mature African elephant can weigh between 5.5 and 7 tons. The slimmer Indian weighs in at a mere 3 to 5 tons. The polar bear (ursus polaris) is the biggest bear!
2007-03-13 14:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by gervoi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The heaviest land animal is the African Elephant. They are about 24 feet. and weights 14432 LBS (7000KGS)
2007-03-13 14:35:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Living or extinct?
Living it would have to be the African elephant, but the blue whale is bigger and heavier. That is why it lives in the water because it would crush itself to death if it wasn't.
Extinct it would be one of the dinosaurs. The latest one is called Sauroposeidon. It weighed 60 tonnes and stood 18 metres (60 feet) tall.
Find info on it here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/503682.stm
Previous to that it was the Diplodocus.
Good thing that they aren't around anymore hey!
2007-03-13 14:49:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
African Elephant
2007-03-13 18:28:05 · answer #6 · answered by snowfalls_rainy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
African elephant, scientific name Loxodontus africanus
2007-03-13 14:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a elephant if your talking present day animals.
2007-03-13 16:34:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
African Elephant.
2007-03-13 14:36:11 · answer #9 · answered by thresher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say elephant
2007-03-13 14:31:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋