The Most Massive Animals Still Roaming the Planet

Siamese Carp

After a 90-minute battle by these fishermen, this 222-pound Siamese Carp was caught. After being caught n Ban Pong, Thailand, he was then transferred to a fishery where he still lives today.

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The More You Know

  • A single strand of spider silk is thinner than a human hair, but also five times stronger than steel of the same width. A rope just 2 inches thick could reportedly stop a Boeing 747.
  • Male cats have longer tails than female cats.
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  • Electric eels are in fact not eels, and give a shock strong enough to knock out a horse.
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