In this episode, we rank the largest land mammals to have ever existed using estimated maximum weights, comparing each giant to modern animals to keep the scale clear. We travel from Australia’s ...
Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.
BELA-BELA, South Africa (AP) — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. Tell them apart by their ears There are three species of ...
Paleontologists working in China have discovered a new species of giant rhino, the largest land mammal ever to have walked the earth. Giant rhino, Paraceratherium, were mainly found in Asia, according ...
A capybara is a large rodent (about the size of a pig) and and a member of the genus Hydrochoerus.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When people think of lions, the image that comes to mind is ...
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