Strongest relatively speaking – The rhinocerous beetle -In absolute terms, the African elephant is by far the strongest living animal but it can only lift 25% of its body-weight. Unlike the mighty rhinocerous beetle who thinks nothing of carrying 850 times its own weight. To put that into perspective that would be like one of us lifting a 65 ton armored tank.
Strongest arm wrestler – The gorilla -Gorillas have huge muscles in their arms. They use their arm strength for bending and gathering foliage however they are also used for defense. Based on estimates, an adult gorilla’s upper body strength is around 4- 6 times more powerful than that of an adult human giving them probably enough power to bench press a couple of cars.
Strongest natural material – Spider’s silk -Based on weight, spider’s silk is far stronger than steel and is more elastic than nylon. It’s so light that a strand long enough to circle the world would weigh less than a kilo. It really is a true miracle of nature and no spider weavers a stronger web than the recently discovered Darwin's back spider.
Strongest air lift – The eagle -Some eagles such as the African crowned eagles can carry around 4 times its weight during flight.
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