In this volume we will meet the entire graphic and diverse group of giant-sized animals. We will get to know elephants, hippos, rhinos, whales, and then ostriches, the largest birds living on Earth today, and finally, giant octopuses and squids. All of these animals that have made their perfect appearance in circuses, aquariums, and museums and that now hold a place in the Guinness Book of Records. By reading about these giant animals, we will discover their exceptional intelligence and complex social behavior. And it will all be truly amazing.

Danilo Mainardi
Professor of behavioral ecology

The chapters included are:
- The mythical animal
- "Megalo-mania"
- A very bad reputation
- Threatened by hunting
- The horses of the river
- A... grounded bird
- Nature's Kar-Kym dictionary