Juan Pedro Franco. He lost his life yesterday, at the age of 41, in his native country as a result of a health problem.

THE former world’s fattest man has tragically died aged 41 after a kidney infection, his doctor confirmed. Juan Pedro Franco, ...

AN orangutan known as the fattest in the world became “morbidly obese” when living as an “illegal pet” for more than a decade. Oshine tipped the scales at 100kg (15 stone) – more than double her ...

The world’s former fattest man celebrated yesterday — after shedding nearly 650 pounds. Paul Mason, 51, lost two-thirds of his nearly 1,000-pound weight following a gastric bypass operation funded by ...

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A cat so fat it is approaching a Guinness World Record was dropped off at a Big Apple animal shelter and is now up for adoption. Barsik and all 41 pounds of him were brought to the Manhattan Animal ...

It's the happiest time of the year — Fat Bear Week! This year's event takes place from Sept. 23-30, and Mashable will be following all the ursine activity. Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown ...

People are really getting into the a competition where their votes are valued. A Brown Bear catches a fish at Katmai National Park, Alaska, in an undated photo. STOCK/Getty Images While many people ...

The Navy may be the fattest service, but it isn't the only branch that is getting a bit too fat to fight. This is a troubling trend.

The tournament was bear-y fierce. What some call "victor" others call "empress of lard." The competition to crown the fattest bear in an Alaskan national park won legions of fans online but the real ...

Franco was recognized by Guinness World Records in 2017 as the world’s fattest living man, weighing a staggering 1,322 pounds ...