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Biggest Animals in the World List | Large Animal Names in English

If you want to learn the names of the biggest animals in the world, you’re in the right place. Keep on reading for our list of large animals in English, along with pictures.

List of the Biggest Animals in English

  • African elephant
  • American bison
  • Asian elephant
  • blue whale
  • brown bear
  • cape buffalo
  • capybara
  • Chinese giant salamander
  • common ostrich
  • gaur
  • giraffe
  • green anaconda
  • hippopotamus
  • Japanese spider crab
  • Kodiak bear
  • Komodo dragon
  • orca
  • Pacific walrus
  • polar bear
  • reticulated python
  • saltwater crocodile
  • sperm whale
  • wandering albatross

Big Animal List With Pictures

Check out the names of big animals, along with pictures of each one.

African elephant

african elephant picture

American bison

American bison picture

Asian elephant

Asian elephant image

blue whale

blue whale image

brown bear

brown bear image

cape buffalo

cape buffalo picture

capybara

capybara picture

Chinese giant salamander

Chinese giant salamander picturecommon ostrich

common ostrich picture

gaur

gaur image

giraffe

giraffe imagegreen anaconda

green anaconda

hippopotamus

hippopotamus picture

Japanese spider crab

Japanese spider crab imageKodiak bear

kodiak bear image

Komodo dragon

komodo dragon image

orca

orca imagePacific walrus

Pacific walrus picture

polar bear

polar bear imagereticulated python

reticulated python picture

saltwater crocodile

saltwater crocodile picutre

sperm whale

sperm whale image

wandering albatross

wandering albatross picturewhite shark

white shark picture

Large Animals Chart

Have a look at this handy chart with the largest animals, along with pictures.

large animal names

Learn More English Vocabulary

Now that you’ve mastered the world’s biggest animals, you can turn your attention to some of these other English vocabulary sets:

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  • Musical instruments names in English
  • Bird names list
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  • Math vocab in English
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Big Animals Quiz

Large Animal FAQs

There are a number of common questions that people have about the biggest animals. Here are the answers to some of the most popular ones:

What is the name of the largest animal on Earth?

The blue whale is the largest animals on Earth.

What is the largest land animal?

The African elephant is the largest land animals.

What is the largest species of bear?

The polar bear is the largest species of bear.

Which animal holds the title for the largest wingspan?

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan.

 

What is the largest species of big cat?

The Siberian tiger is the largest big cat species.

What is the name of the largest species of shark?

The whale shark is the largest shark.

Which animal is known for being the largest primate?

The gorilla is the world’s largest primate.

What is the name of the largest species of deer?

The moose is the biggest species of deer.

Which creature is considered the largest reptile?

The saltwater crocodile is the largest reptile.

What is the name of the largest species of penguin?

The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin.

Biggest Animals: Join the Conversation

Do you have any large animals that you’d like to add to this list? Leave a comment and let us know. We’d love to hear from you!

Also let us know if you found this list useful and what other kinds of vocabulary you’d like to see. We’d really appreciate it.

 

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