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Giant animals that started tiny: an elephant the size of a house cat
BBC Wildlife Magazine's list also covers other animals that began far smaller than their modern relatives; every giant has a tiny baby photo somewhere.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN This Morning at 8:54 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC Wildlife Magazine's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by BBC Wildlife Magazine: “10 giant animals that started out tiny – including an elephant the size of a house cat and a rhino no bigger than a pet dog”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 8:54 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBBC Wildlife Magazine has ten giant animals that started out tiny, including an ancient elephant the size of a house cat and a rhino no bigger than a pet dog.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA house cat, Chip. That's a trunk you could carry in a tote bag.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo today's honor goes to the Tiny Trunk, winner of Most Improved Elephant, with a stat line of one cat, zero regrets.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the dog-sized rhino takes Best Supporting Horn. I'm tearing up already.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSame. They were tiny and they dreamed big, and then they did.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI want to say a few words, and the words are: somebody get that rhino a tiny little bed.
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