Largest mammal on land

The world's largest terrestrial mammal is the adult male African elephant (Loxodonta africana), which typically stands 3–3.7 m (9 ft 10 in–12 ft 1 in) at the shoulder and weighs 4–7 tonnes (8,800 lb–15,400 lb).

The largest specimen ever recorded was a bull shot in Mucusso, Angola, on 7 November 1974. Lying on its side, this elephant measured 4.16 m (13 ft 7 in) in a projected line from the highest point of the shoulder to the base of the forefoot, indicating a standing height of about 3.96 m (12 ft 11 in). Its weight was computed to be 12.24 tonnes (26,984 lb).

The tallest elephants are those of the endangered desert race from Damaraland, Namibia, because they have proportionately longer legs than other elephants. The tallest recorded example was a bull shot near Sesfontein in Damaraland on 4 April 1978 after it had allegedly killed 11 people and caused widespread crop damage. Lying on its side, this mountain of flesh measured 4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) in a projected line from the shoulder to the base of the forefoot, indicating a standing height of about 4.21 m (13 ft 9 in). It weighed an estimated 8 tonnes (17,636 lb).

UK Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags are up to 1.22 m (4 ft) tall at the shoulder and weigh 104–113 kg (229–249 lb). The heaviest ever recorded was a stag killed at Glenfiddich, Moray, Scotland, in 1831, which weighed 238 kg (524 lb).