Talk:Largest and heaviest animals

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Historical data and that of present day living animals described as "Largest" and/or "Heaviest"

The article switches between a historical "Who was the biggest/heaviest animal" and information about animals currently living and not extinct. I think that the historical data could be summarised in a subsection of it's own, (within a section) and not spread throughout the article itself. BenBrownBoy (Aye?) 20:16, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Longest animal mistake

According to this article the longest animal is a worm (50m) not a jellyfish (30m): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22305-w

(I think this is a common misconception) Hvstms (talk) 05:21, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Komodo Dragon, but no Anaconda or Reticulated Python

It seems inconsistent that the article mentions the Komodo Dragon but fails to mention the Anaconda or Reticulated Python. The Komodo Dragon is mentioned because it's the largest lizard, which is fine, but the largest snakes are larger than the largest lizard and constitute the largest of the living squamates.