What was the largest land mammal to ever walk the Earth? Gordy digs into the prehistoric past to uncover one of the most jaw-dropping megabeasts you've never heard of. Think rhino meets giraffe meets double-decker bus—but real. With fossil evidence stretching across Asia and competing contenders for the crown, this episode explores the true giants of the mammalian world, how they lived, and why they vanished.

If you're into prehistoric animals, megafauna, paleontology, or just want a wild card animal fact to drop in conversation, this is one of the biggest episodes we’ve done—literally.

💡Follow along for a new, mind-expanding fact every single day. Comment, like, and share with someone who still thinks dinosaurs were the biggest thing to ever walk the Earth.

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• Fortelius, M., & Kappelman, J. (1993). The largest land mammal ever imagined. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 108(1), 85–101.
  

• Naish, D. (2014). Palaeoloxodon: the largest terrestrial mammal of all time? Scientific American Blogs.
  

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