5 Animals With Big Mouths

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

Bowhead Whale

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Its mouth is the largest of any animal on the planet. They can easily consume up to 1.8 tonnes of food daily.

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Whale Shark

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Their mouths can be up to five feet wide, easy to swallow a small-sized car. However, they only feed on tiny plankton and small fish.

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Basking Shark

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They have a mouth that can stretch almost a meter across. Despite their massive size, they eat only tiny plankton.

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Hippo

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It has the largest mouth of all land animals on Earth. A male hippo can open his mouth up to 180 degrees wide.

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Pelican

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Known for their distinctive oversized bills, a pelican's bill is not just wide but also very flexible - making it easy for them to catch their prey.

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