The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ssp. Intermedia) is the largest animal on the planet, but it is critically ...

Contender, the biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, has reportedly resurfaced off a coast in the US ...

The vast array of organisms in the deep sea remains a mystery to humans. Now, marine biologists can add one more puzzle to the list. A collection of odd materials was discovered nearly four miles ...

A mama sea creature and her baby were spotted off the coast of California, a group said. Getty Images/iStockphoto The largest animal on Earth and her baby were spotted off the coast of California and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's Hogle Zoo announced on Friday the death of Diego, a California sea lion who made history as the biggest animal to get a CT scan at the University of Utah Hospital. Diego had ...

The Ocean Monarch – The blue whale remains Earth’s largest animal — up to 100 feet long and weighing 200 tonnes of pure majesty. The Unstoppable Giant – Built like a walking fortress, Dreadnoughtus ...

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