Scientists use various metrics when determining the size of an animal. But one animal is the largest living in the world today by any standard.

Wolves may belong to the canine family, but they are far larger and more formidable than your average dog, or even their close cousin, the coyote. With powerful builds, massive paws, and imposing ...

This video compares the sizes of the largest living animals with their extinct counterparts, revealing just how huge the latter were.

Even with 72 passengers on board, the school bus still can’t match the weight of a whale shark. The post Whale Shark Size Comparison: The Largest Shark appeared first on A-Z Animals.

A paleoartist has created size-comparison images showcasing what the ancestors of modern-day animals look like.

PeerJ Having more information about an animal's body size can help scientists make better inferences about its biology, the authors of the size study write.

Whales range in size from the blue whale, the largest animal known to have ever lived on Earth to various pygmy species, such as the pygmy sperm whale that reaches a length of around 10 feet ...

One way to consider maximum size of animals is to compare within taxonomic groups. Some animals win a “biggest of their kind” participation trophy because of the category we place them in.