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title: "Largest land animal on earth"  
description: "A short explanation about the world's largest land animal Elephant"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-29  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2718/largest-land-animal-on-earth  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Elephant", "animals", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Largest land animal on earth

![Largest land animal on earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7661e6ab-7d2f-44a0-b26d-1b0bb506b99e/images/900c61d8-974b-49b2-8190-c4b4f4f92b3f.jpeg) ![Largest land animal on earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7661e6ab-7d2f-44a0-b26d-1b0bb506b99e/images/d312ff4b-ae37-454b-a002-6667101656d4.jpeg) The African elephant is the world's largest land animal. ![Largest land animal on earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7661e6ab-7d2f-44a0-b26d-1b0bb506b99e/images/dea9d4d6-c36f-4ab7-9c27-b9c1b3903f72.jpeg) Elephant males can weigh up to 13,000 pounds and stand up to 13 feet tall at the shoulder. ![Largest land animal on earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7661e6ab-7d2f-44a0-b26d-1b0bb506b99e/images/12c6c016-55d2-4493-a0b5-4d4d1feaa008.jpeg) They are herbivores, meaning they eat mostly leaves, grasses, and bark. ![Largest land animal on earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7661e6ab-7d2f-44a0-b26d-1b0bb506b99e/images/ac80fe13-4967-4c96-9c60-3674219ee5d1.jpeg) African elephants are herd animals that can number up to 100 individuals. ![Largest land animal on earth](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/7661e6ab-7d2f-44a0-b26d-1b0bb506b99e/images/d8ac2c0a-06d6-43c0-bb57-1f70cbfc840a.jpeg) They are also extremely intelligent animals, capable of using tools and solving difficult issues.

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