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Real giant animals exist on Earth

Coconut Crab (Birgus latro)

Coconut crabs are the world’s largest terrestrial arthropod with a body weight of up to 4.1 kg. They can grow up to 1 meter in length from foot to foot. The reason they are so named is because they love to eat coconuts.

Coconut crabs are found mainly on islands in the Indian Ocean and areas of the Pacific Ocean, the Gambier Islands. They are hunted anywhere when in contact with humans. Coconut crabs cannot swim and will drown if submerged in water for about an hour.

Don’t worry about it, you don’t have to trust the ears on the boysCoconut crabs are the world’s largest terrestrial arthropod with a body weight of up to 4.1 kg.Coconut crabs often eat fruits, nuts, the core of fallen trees and also eat mice. In particular, they love to eat coconuts, often climbing up the tree to pick and then use their strong claws to peel the coconut shells to eat the copra. However, coconuts are not an important part of their diet.



Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

The Japanese spider crab is a giant crab that lives in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. This is the largest crab species currently existing on Earth. In Japanese, this species of crab is called “high-legged crab”.

Don’t worry about it, you can’t believe it on the boy’s face – Hinh-2The Japanese spider crab has the longest leg length of any crustacean.The Japanese spider crab has the longest leg length of any crustacean, reaching up to 3.7 m, from claw to claw. Body length up to 40 cm and can weigh up to 19 kg. However, those sizes can only be achieved with males, with females being shorter.

The Japanese spider crab is mainly found on the southern coast of Honshu, from Tokyo Bay to Kagoshima. More distant populations live at Iwate and off the coast of Su Ao, Yilan, Taiwan.



Adult crabs can be found in water at depths ranging from 50 m to 600 m. Their food is shellfish, snails, shellfish and carcasses. They can live up to 100 years.

Water guinea pig (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

The guinea pig is the largest living rodent in the world. They usually live in the savannahs, forests near water sources from Panama to northeastern Argentina, east of the Andes (South America), capable of doing well both on land and in water. Water guinea pigs usually live in groups of about 10-20 animals, in highly social herds.

Don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, don’t worry about itThe guinea pig is the largest living rodent in the world.They are often hunted for their meat and skin, but due to their ability to reproduce and adapt well, they are not a threatened species. Water guinea pigs are herbivores, mainly eating grasses and aquatic plants, tree bark.



In adulthood, the water guinea pig weighs up to 60 kg. In the world, a rat weighing up to 105.4 kg has been recorded in the world. They are the favorite food of jaguars, wildcats, falcons and especially giant South American pythons.

Giant squid (Architeuthis)

Giant squid is the largest squid on the planet, usually living in the deep ocean in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Ocean from the coast of Mexico through the Hawaiian Islands (USA) to the Ogasawara Islands (Japan).

They have a body length of up to 13 m (female) or 10 m (male) with eight short and two long tentacles.

Don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, don’t worry about itThe body of a giant squid 49m long washed up on the beach of Santa Monica, California, USA.These giant squids are said to be very aggressive and attack other animals including fishermen and their boats. Fishermen in Mexico often show broken wood marks on their boats as a result of being sucked out by giant squid.



Frog Goliath

The Goliath Frog is a giant frog with green skin and webbed feet and hands. Their weight ranges from 600 grams to 3 kg, and lengths from 17 to 32 cm with “muscular” legs. Goliath frog eggs and tadpoles are about the same size as other frogs, but as adults, they become much larger in shape. Their diet includes insects, fish, mice and smaller frogs.

Don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it, don’t worry about itGoliath frogs have a body length of 17 to 32 cm with “muscular” legs.Goliath frogs live in West Africa, in tropical forests. They live in areas of rivers and streams in tropical forests, suitable for hot and warm climates.

This species has a rapidly declining population due to environmental pollution and is caught by humans for food or pets. Currently, the frog is in a state of alarm