Yet, the short-tail stingray can reach up to 6.9 feet wide and weigh over 770 pounds. Similarly, giant freshwater stingrays can grow up to 8 feet wide and weigh up to 800 pounds.

A fisherman became the envy of anglers everywhere after landing a monstrous 550-pound stingray while casting lines in Argentina. "I’ve caught many large fish in my time, but this is without a ...

To understand this anatomical feature, Dr. Chaumel and her colleague George Lauder took a closer look at the tails of cownose rays, a type of stout stingray with a double-lobed snout.

Hugely popular nature conservationist Steve Irwin, known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was famously killed by a short-tail stingray - the largest stingray species in the world, with adults growing up ...