Both Asian and African elephant species are either endangered or critically endangered, with fewer than half a million of ...

It is a tourist destination and helps preserve some of the world’s wildest landscapes and animals. They are involved in cutting-edge wildlife management and research programs. Elephant in river in ...

A tiny creature thrives in the heart of the enchanting southern African grasslands—meet the Southern African Vlei Rat. With its unassuming size and remarkable habits, this little rodent captures the ...

But this isn’t the case for some animals, as Mandy Robinson, director of Spaniel Rescue South Africa, explains. “Dogs get scared. Thunder, lightning, those kind of things and they go over walls.

Both species of African elephants – Savannah and Forest – are keystone species in their different habitats and play a crucial role in maintaining their ecosystems. They help disperse plants by leaving ...

Perhaps the most puzzling question Jared Diamond encounters as he investigates animal domestication is: Why were no large mammals ever domesticated in tropical Africa? Africa, south of the Sahara ...

Elephants and other animals at Berlin zoo enjoyed a belated Christmas treat of unsold Christmas trees on Friday (January 3), ...

African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness ... When the fly takes a blood meal in a human (or in some animals), it leaves behind the parasite, prompting a new infection. On rare occasions, people ...

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6, 2025 — A team of researchers has mapped predicted bioavailable strontium isotope ratios across all of Sub-Saharan Africa ... discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which the identity of pollinators, pollen and crop ...