African Elephant
The largest living land animal
Large Land Animals
The heavyweights of the animal kingdom that roam the earth's surface.
Grizzly Bear
North America's most iconic omnivore
Hippopotamus
Africa's most dangerous large animal
Moose
The tallest member of the deer family
Western Gorilla
Our closest relative with ten times the strength
White Rhinoceros
The second-largest land animal on Earth
Giraffe
The tallest living animal on Earth
Polar Bear
The largest living land carnivore
Kodiak Bear
The largest subspecies of brown bear
American Bison
North America's largest land animal
Komodo Dragon
The world's largest living lizard
Snow Leopard
The ghost cat of the high mountains
Chimpanzee (Common)
Our closest living relative, sharing 98.7% of our DNA
Giant Anteater
A 60 cm tongue and no teeth at all
Saltwater Crocodile
The largest living reptile, with the strongest bite ever measured
Yak
A high-altitude bovine that thrives above 4,000 meters
Dromedary Camel
A single-humped camel that can drink 100 liters in ten minutes
Water Buffalo
The workhorse of Asia, responsible for plowing most of the world's rice
Okapi
A forest giraffe with zebra-striped legs, unknown to science until 1901
Tapir
A pig-like herbivore with a prehensile nose, largely unchanged for 20 million years
Wombat
An Australian marsupial that produces cube-shaped droppings
Orangutan
The largest arboreal mammal, sharing 97% of our DNA
Gorilla
The largest living primate, gentle giant of the African forests