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The saltwater crocodile isn’t just one of the largest reptiles alive today; it also has the most powerful bite ever recorded.

James Cameron is officially raking in the big bucks, with Forbes reporting that the Avatar filmmaker has joined a very short ...

Across the Arctic, one bear stands apart from all the others, not just in size but in how it looks at us. While most large ...

Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a ...

As the world's largest bear, and largest land carnivore, polar bears are impressive mammals and are adapted to living in the ...