New research finds that giraffes much prefer flat terrain and do not traverse slopes of more than 20°, which severely limits ...
Analysis - Compared with Africa's other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they're hard to study and dangerous to encounter.
Many modern-day outbreaks have originated from factory farming. From the virus’s perspective, it’s a numbers game ...
A new fossil discovery, Anadoluvius turkae, suggests human ancestors evolved in Europe, not Africa, challenging traditional ...
A monitoring approach led by wildlife rangers could make for better counting of lions in many parts of their African range.
A new database of African hippo populations has revealed huge gaps in our knowledge of where the megaherbivores live and ...
Elephants are the largest land animals worldwide, used in tourism in several countries, and are often gentle to humans despite their gigantic sizes. However, the elephant population has fallen greatly ...
The quantity and complexity of commercial wildlife trade laws has grown globally over the past century. A new study examines ...
Aging gracefully comes naturally to these creatures, which can live for hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of years ...
Unless you know what to look for, you may not know the difference between an African elephant vs Asian elephant. Find out ...