Africa is home to some of the most diverse and captivating wildlife on Earth. Sweeping savannas, lush wetlands, and rugged deserts provide the backdrop for encounters with animals found nowhere else.

Africa's vast landscapes and diverse wildlife offer photographers unique opportunities to capture the continent's iconic big ...

WASHINGTON — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. The names are one part of elephants’ ...

Marker says the sperm bank at the Cheetah Conservation Fund she founded in the southern African nation is a “frozen zoo” of ...

While our pet dog or lizard may qualify as one of the cutest animals in the world, there’s a broader spectrum of wildlife ...

Understanding the various groups and species of hooved ungulates worldwide can be difficult! In most Western languages, the terms gazelle, impala, and antelope are all used interchangeably to mean the ...

Baobabs reach extraordinarily old ages. Some have been found to be thousands of years old. During these life spans, elder baobabs have survived erratic climate conditions. As an ecologist who has ...

Nature is endowed with innumerable creatures, and each one is unique in its own way. Among them, many species across the ...

A Tanzanian lake, Natron, has gained notoriety for its alleged petrifying powers, with photos showing animals preserved like ...

In this undated photo, an African elephant matriarch leads her calf away from danger in northern Kenya. A new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution demonstrates that elephants respond to individual ...