Today, if you look across the land of North America, the biggest animal you are going to see is the bison. When you see it in ...

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, ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

Whale sharks rank 8th on our list of biggest animals in the world found alive. They hold the title of the largest fish in the world. While the word shark and its looks might awaken different thoughts, ...

Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...

A mama sea creature and her baby were spotted off the coast of California, a group said. Getty Images/iStockphoto The largest animal on Earth and her baby were spotted off the coast of California and ...

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 ...