Mother Nature doesn’t always play by the rules… Sometimes she flips the script, hits Caps Lock and produces something so unusually large that it looks like it could be cast in a sci-fi movie.
We’re talking freakishly giant animals that somehow manage to live pretty normal lives despite their above-average size. Think dogs that tower over the kitchen counter, 20-pound fluffy rabbits and the world’s tallest donkey who stands at 68 inches high.
Some are the result of genetics, others have been bred to be big. A few simply defy logic and lack scientific reason. Despite being super-sized, many of these animals are super cute, and seem to be completely unaware that they’re not tiny pets.
People have been sharing pictures of the times Mother Nature said “upsize, please!” and Bored Panda has put together a list of the best. Tell us your favorites by hitting the upvote button and be sure to weigh in with your thoughts in the comments section below.
#1 This Massive Boy A Japanese Fisherman Found
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#2 An Elephant Posing With My Friend (She’s 5’10)
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#3 A Woman In Virginia Was Delighted When A Large Black Bear Decided To Take A Nap In A Kiddie Pool She Had In Her Back Yard
Image source: Lauren M. Johnson
#4 Huge Bull Elephant In Comparison With A Pickup Truck
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#5 Twenty Pounds Of Giant Rabbit In My Arms! I Nicknamed Her Sluffy
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#6 What Did They Feed This Guinea Pig To Make Him Super-Sized?
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#7 This Giant Maine Coon I Got To Hold At Work Today. He Is Super Sweet! The Best Boy
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#8 Always Nice To See A Friendly Face. George Came Round To See Us And Enjoyed A Good Neck Scratch
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#9 Giant Teddy Bear
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#10 Romulus Is The World’s Tallest Living Donkey, As Certified By The Guinness World Records. His Height Is 68 In (172.72 Cm) Weight 1,300 Lb (590 Kg)
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#11 Carp I Caught
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#12 Once A Lap Dog, Always A Lap Dog
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#13 It’s Like A Goat With Pony Legs
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#14 I’m Not Sure That’s A Corgi Anymore
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#15 This Bear Has Reached Peak Boredom
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#16 The Absolute Unit Of All Living Turtles
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#17 The Unit That Is A Japanese Spider Crab
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#18 Meet The Largest Bat On Earth – The Pemba Flying Fox With An Average Wingspan Of 6 Feet
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#19 This Giant Cat At My Work
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#20 Belgian Horse
His name is Charlie Cooper, he’s a belgian draft horse. I thought his leg was broken when I bought him, but it turned out to be cancer :( he’s really sweet and literally licks you like a puppy!
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#21 I Bet They’re Very Sweet, Gentle, And Love Hugs
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#22 Big Boy
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#23 That’s A Nice Lily Pad You Have There. It’d Be A Shame If Something Happened To It
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#24 The Sheer Size Of A Southern Elephant Seal Bull
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#25 Absolute Unit Of A Guinea Pig
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#26 When You Want A Golden Retriever But Are Only Allowed To Get A Cat
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#27 Coconut Crabs Are Scary
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#28 Are We Forgetting Elephant Seals?
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#29 DNA Came Back 93% German Shepherd, 7% Unidentifiable, We’re Guessing Grizzly Bear
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#30 That Snake Is Adorable
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#31 Adopted This Absolute Unit Today. I Have A Soft Spot For Old Men
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#32 Sir Bunnington III. 8 Month Old Continental Giant
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#33 Amur Tigers Are Huge
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#34 That Dude’s Seen Things
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#35 6 Month Old Wolf Pup
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#36 Mammoth
Hercules moth endemic to Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. The moth has a wingspan of up to 27 cm or 11 inches. The moth does not have a mouth and doesn’t eat during its lifespan of 10 to 14 days. Second one I’ve encountered.
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#37 Encounter Between Tahiti And Moorea
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#38 Giant Pacific Octopus
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#39 Absolute Unit Of A Toad
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#40 Absolute Unit Of A Stout
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#41 A Wandering Albatross. Absolute Unit
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#42 Dad Sent Me This Photo From New Mexico. I Didn’t Know Rattlers Could Get Anywhere This Big
Image source: LifewithLyla
#43 Great White Shark Next To A Diver
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#44 This Pup Is Taller Than Dreams
#45 What A Cute Gentle Giant
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#46 Anybody Taller Than The Countertops In The House Needs To Pay Bills
Image source: Gas Pak
#47 Shire Horse
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#48 Huge Eagle
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#49 Hopper Found In Texas
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#50 Pesto Is The Biggest Baby Penguin Ever Hatched At The Sealife Melbourn Aquarium. Already As Big As His Parents
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#51 Whale vs. 75 Foot Boat
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#52 A Sunfish Compared To A Human
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#53 Unwanted Pet Goldfish Growing To The Size Of A Football In Australia
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#54 And They Say Dinosaurs Don’t Exist Anymore
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#55 The Size Of A Full Grown Adult Male Moose
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#56 I Took My Puppy To Work Last Week. He Loved It
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#57 This Is My Herd Bull Colonel. He’s My Giant Baby
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#58 My Husband With Our Light Brahma Rooster. This Is The World’s Largest Chicken Breed
Image source: MelanieSeraphim
#59 Bear In My Backyard Here In Florida
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#60 A Very Beautiful Atlas Moth
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#61 Very Large Beetle, Northern Arizona
Image source: MangyToadKisser
#62 This Absolute Unit Of A Bug I Just Found In My Backyard. Lethocerus Americanus, The Giant Water Bug
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#63 Stick Insect On My Shed
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#64 This Is The Longest Worm I Have Ever Seen
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#65 An Average Husky Next To A Grey Wolf, I Knew Wolves Were Big But Not That Big
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#66 My Alarm System Is An Absolute Unit
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#67 Male Ostriches Can Get 9 Feet Or 2.8 M Tall Which Is Nearly As Tall As An Elephant At The Shoulder
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#68 Eurasian Eagle-Owl
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#69 Giant Mantis A Work Mate Found In The Australian Desert
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#70 This Guy Caught A Huge Goldfish
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#71 The Giant Wood Moth Is One Of The Largest Moth Species In The World
According to the australian museum, adult females are about twice as large as males, can weigh up to 30 grams, and have a wingspan of up to 25 centimeters. They live in the forests of Australia and New Zealand.
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#72 Giant African Land Snail – Adult Snails Can Be The Size Of A Small Rabbit
Image source: KrzysztofGalaxy
#73 Giant Millipede Found On My Hike
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#74 An Elk I Saw This Morning
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#75 Unit Of A Cat Named Panther
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#76 Friendly Giant
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#77 Was Lucky Enough To Have A Bee Present For Scale. Looks Like A Carpenter Bee
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#78 Gentle Giant Where I Work
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#79 Chonker Fish
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#80 This Absolute Unit Of A Bull Shark
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#81 This Fat Squirrel Eating My Pumpkins
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#82 I Saw Your NYC Rat And Present You A UK Mutant Rat
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#83 Man And Bunny
#84 Absolute Unit Of An Ant
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#85 My Husband Holding Our 17 Pound Flemish Giant Rabbit Reginald, Aka Reggie
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#86 Clyde Is Such A Good Big Boy
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#87 Meet Barry, Our Flemish Giant That Just Turned Three Months Old. He’s Finally Warming Up To Us
Image source: crochetqueenwannabe
#88 My Kitten Is An Absolute Unit But Still Thinks She’s A Lap Cat
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