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The largest seed in the world is the coco de mer, [1] [2] the seed of a palm tree. [3] It can reach about 30 centimetres (12 inches) long, and weigh up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds).
The mature seeds weighing up to 17.6 kg (29 lbs) are the world's heaviest [21] [7] [22] The seed upon germinating, produces the longest known cotyledon, up to four meters (13 feet). [23] and on occasion as long as ten meters (33 feet). [24] It is the slowest growing of all large trees, [25] although some small to medium-sized desert trees are ...
In 1769, Jean Duchemin sailed to Praslin, the second largest island in the Seychelles, on the ship L’Heureuse Marie. He loaded up with a cargo of these unusual nuts, which he later sold in Indian markets. After his trip, coco de mer nuts never again held the same extraordinary value. [5]
Gigantocypris, sometimes known as giant ostracod [1] or giant seed shrimp, [2] is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in family Cypridinidae, [3] and among the most well-known members of the class Ostracoda (together with Vargula hilgendorfii). [4]
Italian fisherman Dino Ferrari caught a 280-lb. Wels Catfish Thursday in Italy's Po Delta river, setting a new record. The U.K. Mirror reported that the catch is the world's largest wels catfish ...
The giant cuttlefish (Sepia apama), also known as the Australian giant cuttlefish, [3] is the world's largest cuttlefish species, growing to 50 cm (20 in) in mantle length and up to 100 cm (39 in) in total length (total length meaning the whole length of the body including outstretched tentacles). They can weigh over 10.5 kg (23 lb).
A fisherman in northern Cambodia hooked what researchers say is the world’s largest freshwater fish — a giant stingray that scientists know relatively little
A fisherman in Cambodia is going to need a bigger boat after catching what researchers have identified as the largest-ever freshwater fish. ‘World’s largest’ 661-pound freshwater fish caught ...