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What is the third largest animal in the world?

Question #27907. Asked by eve.
Last updated Jan 06 2017.

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The third largest land animal is the Southern White Rhino

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heaviest_land_mammals
Response last updated by CmdrK on Jan 06 2017.
Feb 10 2003, 4:46 AM
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Kainantu

Answer has 6 votes.
It depends whether you classify largest as heaviest, tallest or longest. Even then there are conflicting answers.

link http://www.onekind.org/education/top_10_lists/biggest/

According to this article, the three largest animals (by weight) are the blue whale, the North Pacific Right Whale and the Southern Right Whale.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_organisms
Response last updated by looney_tunes on Sep 05 2016.
Feb 10 2003, 5:37 AM
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