If you’ve ever seen an elephant or a giraffe up close, you know those animals can seem massive, but would you believe that ...

An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...

Hyped as ‘the biggest elephant’ in the world, Jumbo was met by a record-breaking crowd and hauled up Broadway in his crate. More than a century after his death, mystery still swirls around Jumbo.

African savanna elephants are the biggest elephant species. They can grow to be 10 to 13 feet (3 to 4 meters) tall, and they weigh 4 to 7 tons (3,600 to 6,40 kg) — about as much as a fully ...