The largest land animals are elephants, and the African Bush Elephant is the largest of the three kinds of elephants. They can live up to 70 years, and typically live in groups led by females. The males are more solitary, only interacting with the group during mating season. They eat about 300 pounds of vegetation each day, and their trunks can lift around 400 pounds at once. They’re believed to be very smart, and can do something lots of other animals can’t: they recognize themselves in a mirror.

Eight of the ten largest land animals in the world are pachyderms… large, thick-skinned mammals. This (outdated) group includes the Elephant, Rhino, Hippo, Pig, Tapir, and even the Hyrax. These weights are averages for each species. Here are the ten largest land animals on Earth, measured in pounds and kilograms:

1. African Bush Elephant, Africa: 16,750 lb (7,600 kg)
2. Asian Elephant, Asia: 11,450 lb (5,200 kg)
3. African Forest Elephant, Africa: 8,450 lb (3,850 kg)
4. White Rhinoceros, Africa: 8,250 lb (3,750 kg)
5. Indian Rhinoceros, India/Nepal: 6,690 lb (3,035 kg)
6. Hippopotamus, sub-Saharan Africa: 6,295 lb (2,855 kg)
7. Black Rhinoceros, eastern and southern Africa: 4,130 lb (1,873 kg)
8. Javan Rhinoceros, Indonesia: 3,550 lb (1,600 kg)
9. Sumatran Rhinoceros, Indonesia: 1,650 lb (750 kg)
10. Pygmy Hippopotamus, West Africa: 480 lb (218 kg)