The sprawling expanse of the Amazon, where emerald canopies stretch as far as the eye can see, hides a world beneath the surface that few seldom think too closely about: the Amazon River. Playing host ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A local fisherman caught the 661-pound (300-kilogram) stingray, which set the record for the world's largest known freshwater fish ...

If you’re ever in the Xingu River (a tributary of the Amazon River) in Brazil, look into the fresh flowing water! You might spot one of the endemic spotted rays that call this area home- the Xingu ...

This involved some serious skate-lifting. 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 ...

“This catch was significant because it confirms the existence of these big fish in the stretch of river. This is a very remote stretch of river, it’s not well studied, it’s incredibly important for ...

Plenty of animals bite, but mammals were once thought to be the only ones to chew, at least as it’s usually defined: moving our toothy jaws up, down, and side to side to tear through tough food. But ...

Researchers may have solved a big mystery surrounding a very big fish. Around the world, freshwater fish are in trouble. That’s especially true of large species. But one recent episode surprised ...

There is no antidote or specific treatment for freshwater stingray venom, although accidents involving these animals are frequent on rivers in the Amazon and other regions. A sting by a young ray is ...

The giant stingray that was fished out of the Mekong River near Stung Treng, Cambodia, on June 13, 2022. Credit: Wonders of the Mekong/Chhut Chheana Blighted by drought and climate change, overfishing ...

A female Giant freshwater whipray (Urogymnus polylepis) weighing 400 pounds and measuring 13 feet in length was caught and released in the Mekong River, Cambodia on May 5, 2022. Credit: Wonders of the ...