lower1. 1  to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 2  to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 3  to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4  to make less loud: Please lower your voice.
Biggest Whale-Basilosaurus (60 Tons). Basilosaurus (Nobu Tamura). Unlike the other mammals on this list, Basilosaurus can't lay claim to being the largest-ever of its breed--that honor belongs to the still-extant Blue Whale, which can grow to as much as 200 tons.
By Daderot, derivative work Jan KamenÃ­Äek via Wikimedia Commons. From the Yeti to Hollywoodâs King Kong, myths and stories have always surrounded gigantic apes. Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest ape that ever lived, stood 3m tall and weighed over 500kg. Its enormous bulk and brute strength kept Gigantopithecus safe from the predators it lived alongside â including tigers, leopards and black bears.