And honestly, those animals are nothing (as far as size) compared to the ones who walked this Earth millions of years ago. The largest of the large, as far as land animals, is (as far as we know ...

Elephants have good memories, but what about you? Take this quiz to find out how much you know about elephants.

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

By contrast, dinosaurs always held up their own weight.' African savanna elephants, Loxodonta africana, are the largest land animals alive today. Most weigh five to seven tonnes. The biggest ...

Here are eight animals species that probably live longer than human beings.

Some of these giant vegetarians were as tall as a 3-story building. Microscopic analysis of their teeth, bones and eggshells reveals how they grew, what they ate and even their body temperature.

With a large barrel-shaped body, short legs and huge skull, the hippo is the third largest land animal in the world. Adult bulls can reach 4–5m long and weigh four tonnes (4,000kg). Theyhttp ...

Elephants are the largest land animals. They exist on Earth in two species: the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas indicus), which is smaller and rarer in the ...

African elephants are the largest land mammals on earth ... The oldest known living land animal is Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise who is roughly 190 years old. From his native home in ...