The most powerful animals in the world not necessarily the largest, because their size can be less than 1 mm. Do not believe? Then get acquainted with our rating and learn about the discoveries of scientists who presented an extraordinary list of the world's most powerful living creatures. The ten defined such indicators as the ratio of size, body weight and weight, which the animal can lift or carry on itself. In some cases, the maximum speed of movement that the animal is capable of was taken into account.
10. Grizzly Bear
Grizzly bear opens the ten most powerful animals in the world. The terrible predator is one of the largest among its relatives. A grizzly body can reach 4 meters and weigh more than 700 kg. The beast is also one of the most dangerous animal species, which poses a potential threat to humans. And no wonder, because the bear does not mind eating meat and can easily kill an animal that is larger than it. A grizzly is capable of lifting objects that are equal to the mass of his body. When hunting, it can reach speeds of up to 60 km / h.
9. Elephant
Elephant not only the largest land animal, but also the strongest. The weight of the inhabitant of tropical forests and savannahs is about 7 tons, and the body length can reach up to 7.5 meters. With its powerful trunk, the animal is able to lift an object exceeding its own weight by 1.7 times. This unique organ is a well-developed muscle and tendon system. With the help of his elephant, he can easily uproot trees, carry logs and even raise a car into the air for this giant will not be difficult. In addition, an elephant can easily lift small objects with its trunk. The maximum speed that the animal is capable of developing is 48 km / h.
8. Tiger
Tiger - the most powerful animal in the world among cats. The predatory beast has quite impressive dimensions: it reaches 3.5 meters in length and 300 kg in weight. In pursuit of prey, the animal can reach speeds of up to 65 km / h. Therefore, the tiger is also among the ten fastest animals on earth. A predator is able to kill its prey with one paw strike. He is able to tolerate prey, which is twice as heavy. Often in the clutches of a formidable tiger are wild boars, deer, roe deer, moose, buffalo and other artiodactyls.
7. African Crowned Eagle
African Crowned Eagle - the strongest animal in the world among birds. A born predator has powerful wings with a span of up to 2 meters. The bird has very strong limbs with tenacious claws in which it carries prey weighing 4 times its weight. The prey of the crowned eagle becomes animals the size of a monkey or even a small antelope. The winged predators prey on a very large beast in pairs: one scares the victim, and the other attacks. The eagle transfers its prey to the nest, where it eats it completely. If the caught animal is very large, then the bird tears it into pieces and carries it to pieces in its nest.
6. Gorilla
Gorilla It is considered the most powerful animal in the world from the squad of primates. An adult can reach 2 meters in height and weigh up to 250 kg. The impressive size and well-developed muscles allows the gorilla to lift objects that are 10 times higher than her own body weight. In addition, the animal is able to deal with such a powerful beast as a tiger. Despite the fact that the animal is able to move on its hind legs, it prefers to do this on all fours. This is one of the reasons why gorillas have their forelimbs so trained.
5. Crocodile
Crocodile is the most powerful animal among reptiles. These large lizards exceeding 4 meters in length have very strong jaws, the pressure of which when bitten is more than 2 tons per square inch. The first time a crocodile is able to bite the body of an adult. The maximum speed that a reptile is capable of chasing prey on land is 17 km / h.
4. Leaf cutter ant
Leaf cutter ant ranks fourth among the most powerful animals in the world. It got its name because of its ability to process leaves. Ants grind plants with powerful jaws into small pieces, moisten them with their saliva and lay them for storage. So they prepare the ground for the cultivation of mushrooms, which will feed the entire colony. Therefore, leaf cutters also have a second name, mushroom grower ants.
Ants are not only very hardworking, organized, but also very strong. One such small creature can transfer an object that is 50 times its own weight at a time. Ordinary ants carry on themselves a mass exceeding only 20 times their own weight.
3. Dung beetle
Dung beetle opens the top three most powerful animals in the world. A medium-sized insect raises a mass that can exceed its own weight by 1,100 times. If we draw an analogy with a person, then this is equivalent to the fact that he could lift six buses filled with people. The weight of the beetle is not more than 2 grams, and the length of the shell can reach 2.5 cm. Its main food is manure, which it finds due to its developed sense of smell. The beetle is able to mold a ball of 50 grams from humus and transfer it to its mink, the depth of which can be more than half a meter. This insect dung ball lasts about 12 hours. After the ball is eaten, the beetle goes for a new portion.
2. Shell mite
Shell Mite is one of the most powerful living things on Earth. They live in soil where their population is more than a hundred thousand per square meter. These ticks are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye. But despite this, microscopic creatures are able to lift weights that exceed their own 1000 times. Such indicators are equivalent to the fact that a person with his size could lift 80 tons. Carapace mites are of great importance: these workers thanks to their activities contribute to soil formation.
1. Copepod
The ranking of the most powerful animals in the world tops copepod. The size of the inhabitant of sea waters from 1 mm to 1 cm does not prevent him from being the champion of the planet among the strongmen. The copepod has very well developed muscles, which helps it gain incredible speed for its size - 6 km / h. In one second, he moves a distance of 500 times the length of his body. The strength that his legs can develop is ten times higher than that of other animals. If a person could run with the same force, then his speed was 2,000 km / h! Thus, it is not only the strongest creature on the planet, but also the fastest. For scientists, copepods are an object of constant study. Like their incredible mobility capabilities, engineers want to create apparatus for studying the deep sea.