On land, the African elephant holds the title of the largest terrestrial animal. Standing up to 13 feet tall and weighing as much as 14,000 pounds, these gentle giants roam the savannas and ...

More than 30 million tourists visit Africa every year. It's the destination for safaris and on many bucket lists for globetrotters and thrill-seekers. Some of the most dangerous animals on the ...

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 ...

In large adult males, the horns meet in the ... rinderpest—a virus that’s nearly always fatal to hoofed animals—to Africa, and it caused buffalo numbers to crash across the continent.

Rural communities on the border between the African countries of Malawi and Zambia are threatening to sue an international ...

Relocating animals to create new populations could ... October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Of all the large African mammals that wildlife veterinarian Pete Morkel has had to ...

There are about 4 million stray pets in South Africa and global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS says compounding the issue is the growing number of unsterilised pets which poses a health ...

Large-scale public art project to raise awareness about climate change Hundreds of life-sized animal puppets will be ...