Question

The largest land animal is:
A. Camel
B. Elephant
C. Rhino
D. Python

Answer 1

Hint: The largest land animal belongs to the class Mammalia. The basis of classification of the largest land animal is its size which includes different aspects such as mass, volume, area, length, height, or even genome size.

Complete answer:
Camel is known to exist in desert regions and it has a hump on its back which contains fatty deposits. The average weight of the camel is about 400-600 kg. So, option (A) is not correct.
Elephants are the largest land animal and their body structure is quite massive, having large ears and long trunks. They also possess tusks which are long extended teeth. Among all the elephant species, African elephants are the largest one as their weight is about 8 tons (7300 kg).

African elephant.

Option (C) is also incorrect because the average weight of a rhino is about 1 tonne (1000 kg) and it possesses one or two horns and a thick protective skin.
Option (D) is also incorrect because python does not belong to the class Mammalia and is placed under the class Reptilia. Its average weight is about 12 kg.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

Note: Elephant because of its massive size, large ears, and the long trunk is known to be the largest land animal. They even require massive land areas for their survival and also to meet their needs for food, water, shelter, etc.