The Most Massive Animals Still Roaming the Planet

The “Footlocker” Rat

New York City is known for its big skyscrapers and its rat problem. Found in a Footlocker store, this massive rat, was equivalent in size to a medium-sized dog. Yikes!

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The More You Know

  • Some male songbirds sing more than 2,000 times each day.
  • The howler monkey is the loudest land animal. Its calls can be heard from 3 miles (5 km) away.
  • The swan has over 25,000 feathers in its body.
  • More than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the US at Thanksgiving.
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