This beetle may be the size of your palm but is one of the strongest animals

The African elephant

When it comes to raw, unfiltered strength, the African bush elephant takes the crown. Weighing up to 6,000 kg, this gentle giant can lift nearly its own weight. Even more impressive? Its trunk alone, packed with 40,000 muscles, can lift over 350 kg. No wonder it’s often called the heavyweight champ of the natural world.

Dung beetle

Believe it or not, the dung beetle is one of the strongest animals on Earth relative to its size, which is not even the palm of a human hand. Some species can pull or push loads 1,100 times heavier than their own body weight. To put that in perspective, that’s like a human dragging six buses behind them.

Gorilla

A gorilla’s sheer physical strength makes them the powerhouse of the primate world. (Source: Freepik)

Gorillas are every bit as strong as they look. A full-grown silverback can lift around 800 kg, which is roughly ten times its own body weight. Their sheer physical strength makes them the powerhouse of the primate world.

White rhino

The white rhinoceros is both heavy and incredibly powerful. Capable of moving or lifting over 800 kg, it also charges with the force of a freight train when provoked. That massive horn isn’t just for show.

Musk ox

Life in the frozen tundra demands strength, and the musk ox delivers. Weighing up to 500 kg, this shaggy beast can pull nearly 900 kg, thanks to its massive shoulder muscles. It’s nature’s snowplow, built for survival in the harshest conditions.

Tiger

Tigers are fierce powerhouses. They can drag prey nearly twice their own weight, sometimes up to 600 kg, through dense forests. Add to that a bone-crushing bite, and it’s clear why they rule the jungle.

Grizzly bear

With a single swipe, a grizzly bear can knock over 500 kg of weight. Add in a bite force of over 1,100 psi, and you’ve got one of the most formidable predators on land.

Harpy eagle

What the harpy eagle lacks in size, it makes up for in power. With claws as big as a grizzly’s and the strength to lift twice its own weight, this bird of prey is the undisputed aerial strongman.

Anaconda

They squeeze with a crushing force of around 90 psi (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

The green anaconda may not move fast, but when it wraps around its prey, it squeezes with a crushing force of around 90 psi.

Hippo

Meanwhile, the hippopotamus wins the title for the strongest bite among land mammals, clocking in at an unbelievable 1,800 psi, enough to snap bones like twigs.

Rhinoceros beetle

Hot on the dung beetle’s heels, the rhinoceros beetle can lift up to 850 times its body weight. Tiny but mighty, this beetle is the unsung hero of insect strength.