Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and ...

From mammoth African elephants to giant whales, let's take a look at the 8 largest mammals that inhabit our planet.

African elephants are the largest land mammals on earth ... Currently the longest living animal in recorded history is an Ocean Quahog Clam from Iceland, with a recorded age of 507 years old.

It was there that he met Matthew Scott, his keeper and one of the few friends he would ever know ... Hyped as ‘the biggest elephant’ in the world, Jumbo was met by a record-breaking crowd ...

of elephant ivory, its largest seizure to date. Authorities estimate that the tusks, valued at $12.9m (£10.4m), have come from nearly 300 African elephants. Some 11.9 tonnes of pangolin scales ...