Tallest giraffe ever recorded was George, a huge Masai male who lived in Chester Zoo in Kenya, who died in 1969. He was 20 ft tall (19ft tall with 1 ft long horns). World’s biggest living giraffe is ...

Crocodiles already inspire fear at their modern size, but today’s saltwater crocodiles are only a shadow of what once lived in Earth’s rivers and wetlands. The fossil record shows that some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The blue whale holds the title as the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. This video explores how big blue whales ...

There are two contenders for biggest rat in the world, depending on how you want to measure it. One measures 88cm long while the other weighs an impressive 3.9kg ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...

BELA-BELA, South Africa (AP) — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or ...