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

The African elephant is the largest land mammal, growing up to 13ft (4m) at shoulder height and weighing around 6350kg (14000lbs). Living up to 70 years elephants are famous for their wisdom and ...

In a viral January 4 video from Thailand, two monks at the cave of Wat Tham Sarika were so deep in prayer and meditation that ...

There was a historic moment in the Solio area, Nyeri county as the heaviest elephant ever recorded in Kenya was captured by ...

The African bush elephant is one of the heaviest land animals with adult male weighing up to 11 tonnes, and adult females can ...

African elephants are the largest land mammals on ... The oldest known living land animal is Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise who is roughly 190 years old. From his native home in the ...

but perhaps their most in-your-face feature are the giant fans attached to either side of their head. Is it simply excess, or elite design? The African elephant, Loxodonta africana, is the world ...

400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger than their modern-day cousins. Their evolution has long been a mystery to ...