Environmental
Environmental Records
Largest Animal Structure on Earth
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Most Dangerous Ant Species
Bull Dog Ant (Myrmecia pyriformis)
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World’s Smallest Owl
Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)
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Most Precise Echolocation-Based Prey Discrimination
Killer Whale (Orca)
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First Giant Panda Twins with a Captive Mother & Wild Father
He He & Mei Mei — Sichuan, China
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Largest Crocodyliform Ever
Sarcosuchus imperator
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Environmental
World’s Rarest Big Cat
Amur Leopard — Est. 65–69 left in the wild
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World’s Largest Known Spider by Mass
The Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula (Theraphosa blondi) of Northern South America’s rainforests weighs up to 175 g (6.2 oz) — making it the heaviest spider on Earth.
Most Tree Seeds Dispersed in a Single Day
1.75 billion tree seeds dispersed in a single day in Gujarat, India — an unprecedented environmental achievement.