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SCIENCE / ZOOLOGY
List: Top Ten Heaviest Terrestrial Animals
Date: -
Source: Wikipedia
Base: The list maker included predominantly terrestrial animals, thus: "The walrus is included as it spends much of its time on land."
Notes: The African Elephant is not split into its possible separate species of the African Bush Elephant and African Forest Elephant as it is not yet a fully accepted split.
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Rank
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Animal
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Average Mass (lbs)
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1
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African Elephant
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18,500
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2
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Asian Elephant
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8,750
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3
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White Rhinoceros
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5,000
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4
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Hippopotamus
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5,250
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5
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Gaur (Cattle)
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3,300
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6
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Giraffe
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3,000
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7
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Walrus
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2,645
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8
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Black Rhinoceros
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2,420
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9
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Saltwater Crocodile
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1,700
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10
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Wild Asian Water Buffalo
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1,684
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