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.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005. Largest primate that ever lived lived alongside humans. A gigantic ape, measuring about 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1,200 pounds, co-existed alongside humans, a geochronologist at McMaster University has discovered.