Most people know what turtles are. Little shell backed reptiles that often live in lakes, streams and dank vegetation. When asked what do turtles eat and drink these same people are far less knowledgeable. Turtles are kind of an exotic pet. They are not as widely understood as dogs, cats and other more common house pets.
15 of the Largest Animals in the World. The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 180 metric tons (200 short tons) or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed.
African elephants are currently the largest animals on land. They have a similar life-span to humans and can live to be 70 years old. The largest living bird is the ostrich. They live in Africa and have the largest eyes of any land animal-each eye is 5cm wide. A group of animals called arthropods includes insects, spiders and crabs. The largest ever was a sea scorpion called Jaekelopterus which could grow to 2.5m long, but it went extinct millions of years ago.