The largest animal that has ever lived is not a dinosaur from Yore but a living mammal that still crosses our oceans. The ...

The blue whale holds the title as the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. This video explores how big blue whales can grow, how they survive in the ocean, and what makes them such ...

The largest land mammal to ever live on Earth had unique features, combining the traits of both rhino and giraffe. The creature, now extinct, is known as Paraceratherium, according to IFLScience. They ...

Long before humans walked the planet, a massive creature ruled the forests and open plains of ancient Eurasia. Paraceratherium, a hornless giant and a distant relative of today’s rhinoceroses, lived ...

Rhino fossils found in China have revealed that the newly-discovered species Paraceratherium lixiaense, or Linxia Giant Rhino, was one of the largest mammals to ever live on Earth. This rhino species ...

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, ...