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

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According to a study published Thursday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology ... would belong to an animal approximately 160 feet long — far larger than a blue whale. Sander said this estimate is ...

However, blue sharks can make daily drops as far as ... Like many actual whales, the whale shark filter-feeds, straining teeny plankton from up to 400,000 gallons (1.5 million liters) of filtered ...

Juvenile Humpback Whale Breaching in Shark Bay Marine Park ... Great White shark while coming to you on deep blue ocean background. Image via Depositphotos Known for their sleek, blue appearance, blue ...

A humpback whale briefly engulfed a kayaker off the coast of Chile in an incident caught on camera. Experts say it couldn't have swallowed him even if it wanted to.

Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose ...

Greenland sharks have been identified as the longest-living vertebrates on Earth ... the known lifespan of the 211-year-old bowhead whale. What are the challenges faced by the scientists in ...

These tend to be the whale species that flee in the face of attack. These deep singers in the “flight” club include blue, fin, sei, Bryde’s and minke whales. Meanwhile, their higher ...

Whale sharks are drawn to natural underwater features such as seamounts and canyons as well as ... [+] artificial features like offshore oil and gas platforms, with both acting as migratory ...