Out of the 28 species of crocodiles on the planet today, there is one species that has the distinction of being the largest ...

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 ...

Boaters off the coast of California got the chance to see one of the loudest — and largest — animals on the planet. Passengers aboard a boat got the “privilege” of seeing a blue whale, according to an ...

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, ...

Blue whales don’t just hold the title for the biggest animal on the planet today. The truth is that they’re the biggest animal to ever exist, full stop. Bigger than any dinosaur, bigger than anything ...