Largest body part

The largest body part is either the largest given body part across all living and extinct organisms or the largest example of a body part within an existing species. The largest animals on the planet are not the only ones to have large body parts, with some smaller animals actually having one particularly enlarged area of the body. The largest organ of a mammal is its skin.[1]

Contents

Living animals

Blue whale

As the largest animal alive, the Blue Whale has the largest instance of several body parts.

Other animals

In proportion to body size

Humans

Records

Extinct animals

See also

References

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