Out of the 28 species of crocodiles on the planet today, there is one species that has the distinction of being the largest living reptile on Earth. No, it is not the fierce Nile Crocodile – it is the ...

Bulls are one of the largest and strongest animals that humans have domesticated. There are many breeds of cattle, all with their scale-tipping bulls. Over the centuries, humans have created larger, ...

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, ...

Tallest giraffe ever recorded was George, a huge Masai male who lived in Chester Zoo in Kenya, who died in 1969. He was 20 ft tall (19ft tall with 1 ft long horns). World’s biggest living giraffe is ...