Editing Giant animal

[[File:giant_animals_preview.png|right]]'''Giant animals''' are variants of normal [[creature|animals]], characterized by simply being much larger, and appearing in [[savage]] biomes. Giant animals are based on all kinds of animals, ranging from [[giant thrips|the smallest of vermin]] to [[giant sperm whale|the largest of beasts]], from [[giant hare|peaceful grazers]] to [[giant lion|ferocious predators]]. The main exception to this are the [[domestic animal]]s – there is no giant [[turkey]]. Creatures with no basis in reality are also exempt from becoming giant animals.

The rule in ''Dwarf Fortress'' is that a giant creature should be at least as large as a [[grizzly bear]], even if it's a giant version of a small insect. As the real-world creatures approach grizzly bear size, and then beyond, a curve is applied, so that the largest ones are only roughly twice as large in every dimension as their counterpart. Giant whales are very, very large, but they are just eight times as massive as a normal whale, rather than the kind of scaling you see when you go from a spider to a giant spider.

Three giant animals are called "gigantic" instead of "giant" to avoid confusion with real-life creatures. They are the [[gigantic panda]], [[gigantic squid]] and [[gigantic tortoise]]. The [[giant tortoise]] and [[giant grouper]] are not technically giant animals, despite having "giant" in their names.

|| [[File:giant_alligator_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|A|2:0}} [[Giant alligator]]

|| [[File:giant_anole_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|A|2:1}} [[Giant anole]]

|| [[File:giant_beetle_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|4:0}} [[Giant beetle]]

|| [[File:giant_black_bear_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|0:1}} [[Giant black bear]]

|| [[File:giant_bluejay_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|1:1}} [[Giant bluejay]]

|| [[File:giant_buzzard_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|0:1}} [[Giant buzzard]]

|| [[File:giant_cardinal_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|C|4:1}} [[Giant cardinal]]

|| [[File:giant_chameleon_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|C|2:1}} [[Giant chameleon]]

|| [[File:giant_chipmunk_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|C|6:0}} [[Giant chipmunk]]

|| [[File:giant_cougar_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|C|6:0}} [[Giant cougar]]

|| [[File:giant_deer_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|D|6:0}} [[Giant deer]]

|| [[File:giant_dragonfly_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|D|3:1}} [[Giant dragonfly]]^†

|| [[File:giant_elephant_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|E|7:0}} [[Giant elephant]]

|| [[File:giant_elk_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Giant elk]]

|| [[File:giant_firefly_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|F|2:1}} [[Giant firefly]]

|| [[File:giant_fly_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|F|0:1}} [[Giant fly]]

|| [[File:giant_fox_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|F|4:0}} [[Giant fox]]

|| [[File:giant_gazelle_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|G|6:0}} [[Giant gazelle]]

|| [[File:giant_giraffe_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|G|6:0}} [[Giant giraffe]]

|| [[File:giant_grackle_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|G|0:1}} [[Giant grackle]]

|| [[File:giant_gray_squirrel_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|S|7:0}} [[Giant gray squirrel]]

|| [[File:giant_grizzly_bear_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|6:0}} [[Giant grizzly bear]]

|| [[File:giant_groundhog_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|G|6:0}} [[Giant groundhog]]

|| [[File:giant_hippo_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|H|7:0}} [[Giant hippo]]

|| [[File:giant_hoary_marmot_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|M|7:0}} [[Giant hoary marmot]]

|| [[File:giant_honey_badger_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|7:1}} [[Giant honey badger]]

|| [[File:giant_iguana_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|I|2:1}} [[Giant iguana]]

|| [[File:giant_lizard_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|L|6:0}} [[Giant lizard]]

|| [[File:giant_mandrill_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|M|1:1}} [[Giant mandrill]]

|| [[File:giant_monarch_butterfly_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|4:1}} [[Giant monarch butterfly]]

|| [[File:giant_mountain_goat_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|G|7:1}} [[Giant mountain goat]]

|| [[File:giant_muskox_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|M|6:0}} [[Giant muskox]]

|| [[File:giant_one_humped_camel_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|C|6:0}} [[Giant one-humped camel]]

|| [[File:giant_oriole_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|O|6:1}} [[Giant oriole]]

|| [[File:giant_polar_bear_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|7:1}} [[Giant polar bear]]

|| [[File:giant_raccoon_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|R|7:0}} [[Giant raccoon]]

|| [[File:giant_red_squirrel_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|R|6:0}} [[Giant red squirrel]]

|| [[File:giant red-winged blackbird sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|R|0:1}} [[Giant red-winged blackbird]]

|| [[File:giant_rhesus_macaque_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|M|7:0}} [[Giant rhesus macaque]]

|| [[File:giant_rhinoceros_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|R|7:0}} [[Giant rhinoceros]]

|| [[File:giant_roach_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|R|6:0}} [[Giant roach]]

|| [[File:giant_saltwater_crocodile_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|C|2:0}} [[Giant saltwater crocodile]]

|| [[File:giant_skink_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|S|7:0}} [[Giant skink]]

|| [[File:giant_toad_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|T|2:0}} [[Giant toad]]^†  

|| [[File:giant_two_humped_camel_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|C|6:0}} [[Giant two-humped camel]]

|| [[File:giant_vulture_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|V|4:0}} [[Giant vulture]]

|| [[File:giant_walrus_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|W|6:0}} [[Giant walrus]]

|| [[File:giant_warthog_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|W|6:0}} [[Giant warthog]]

|| [[File:giant_wolf_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|W|7:0}} [[Giant wolf]]

:<small>^†This creature is a variant of a solely [[pool]]-dwelling vermin, and will thus never appear in-game.{{verify}}</small>