What is the heaviest land animal in the world?

These amazing animals, besides being amazing, are also very big and heavy. The average weight of an adult is about 14,400 pounds! For sure, such a considerable weight of a body scares most carnivores but, nevertheless, the species are endangered at the moment because of the human factor. Elephant's tusks are known to be a precious material so people often kill them in order to make money.

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James Jackson

Let the elephants alone. Tusks belong to the elephants. How would the poachers like if someone killed them to pull their teeth out. Stupid right?

bfileger

Those who kill those beautiful animals should be drawn and quartered.

Yunus Ghaznavi

ANIMAL KILLERS SHOULD BE EXECUTED.

Gerald Woerner

I saw something recently where they are dyeing tusks pink so they are worthless as ivory. Maybe this should be done routinely on the animal preserves.

Jawnsin Chris

A correct punishment to any one found poaching elephants and wild animals is to get rid of all his teeth and nails of both fingers and toes .This shud be made a universal law in all countries. .If caught again then disembowelment or evisceration is the only option.

Adrienne Anderson

Save these beautiful creatures! They do not hurt anything.

Christine Gardner

Poachers of these beautiful creatures, (hung, drawn & qtrd) We have so many wonderful animals disappearing :( thanks to these greedy people & the developers taking out the forests, endangering our Orang U tans.

Louise C.

I often wish that the elephants could return the favour to the humans that do these atrocious things to such beautiful animals

Lynne Zeman

Extraordinary, very intelligent beings.

Ian Swindale

I hope my grandchildren or great grandchildren live to see them in the wild. The poaching that is going on is truly horrific - just as it is with the rhino (of all types) and the pangolin.

Player

Elephants are majestic and should be protected from those that profit from killing them.

Cujo

I'm 5 tusks shy of completing my Ivory Tower. This makes it easier to pinpoint why you dislike me, right? You're welcome.

Player

Yunus Ghaznavi, eye for an eye and the world goes blind

jaclyn

Stargazer , No doubt like the Rhino horns which are basically the same as our hair and finger nails (Primarily Keratin), the nutters that think everything should be killed eaten and used as medicine would find a use!

Stargazer

Gerald Woerner, What a wonderful idea but they would think of something to use them for.

Donna Smith

Missed it

Patricia Wiscombe

Edna Crummie, the question clearly says "land animal"

rainydaycat

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earlepg

Pretty obvious answer. Poachers should pay the ultimate price just like their victims.

Jim Adams

James Jackson, Horrible fact, the game wardens hired to keep the animals safe in Africa are responsible for poaching more animals than the actual poachers they are suppose to be keeping away.