Gars are the ultimate living fossils, having changed at an incredibly slow pace since their ancestors emerged during the dinosaur age 150 million years ago, scientists have revealed. This ...

That means the Alligator Gar and Longnose Gar—two distinct gar species in the Brazos and Trinity river systems in Texas, which both share a common ancestor from before the days of the ...

Confair with the 19-pound gar. Photo courtesy David Confair The anglers are used to catching huge gar, and Confair once held a previous state record for the species. When he put the gar in the boat, ...