The largest sloth of all time was the size of an elephant. Known to paleontologists as Eremotherium, the shaggy giant shuffled across the woodlands of the ancient Americas between 60,000 and five ...

Previous research indicated that kangaroos weighing more than about 350 pounds would rupture their ankle tendons if they tried to hop. The largest of the Ice Age kangaroos, Procoptodon goliah, which ...

Architeuthis dux, better known as the giant squid, is likely the inspiration for the legendary kraken. The Granger Collection, New York There are few monsters left in the world. As our species has ...

Scientists found a “giant” creature with a “stout” body lurking near a stream in Madagascar and discovered a new species, a study said . Screengrab from Domaine de la Cascade Plantation Lansargues’s ...

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Giant kangaroos that lived during the Ice Age may not have been as slow and grounded as once believed. A new study finds their leg bones and tendons were likely strong enough to support hopping, ...

Trollhunter, Colossal, and Primeval are all excellent giant monster and kaiju movies, but it's possible you've never even ...

Giant stick insects are some of the most expensive insects to purchase, as they're incredibly fascinating and fragile.

A close-up view of the Malaysian giant turtle, or Orlitia borneensis, seen on Belitung Island. Photo from Hasan, Rahmawati, Guntoro, South, Valen, Tamam, Hardian, Andriyono, Nurjirana and Kamarudin ...