Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Animals with Extraordinary Strength: Giants and Miniscule Insects
Animals show off their strength in many ways, from lifting heavy things to powerful bites.
The African elephant is the strongest by far.
Some animals can lift many times their own weight!
Dung beetles, for instance, can push or pull massive loads.
Gorillas, white rhinos, and tigers also have incredible strength.
Their size doesn’t matter.
Whether big or small, all have impressive strength.
African elephants can lift almost their own weight, with their trunks lifting over 350 kg.
Dung beetles can pull or push loads 1,100 times their own weight.
Gorillas are strong, with a silverback lifting around 800 kg.
White rhinos can move/lift over 800 kg.
Tigers can drag prey nearly twice their own weight.
- Who
- Various animals, including elephants, beetles, gorillas, and tigers.
- What
- An overview of the strongest animals on Earth and their feats of strength.
- When
- Not specified.
- Where
- Global
- Why
- To showcase impressive strength in the animal kingdom.
- African Elephant
- Can lift nearly own weight (up to 6,000 kg); trunk can lift over 350 kg
- Dung Beetle
- Can pull/push loads 1,100 times heavier than own body weight
- Gorilla
- Can lift around 800 kg (roughly 10 times own weight)
- White Rhinoceros
- Can move/lift over 800 kg
- Tiger
- Can drag prey nearly twice own weight (up to 600 kg)