From pangolin scales to elephant tusks, from African gray parrots to manatees, the illicit trade in wildlife products and ...

Famous for stomping venomous snakes, the secretary bird has become a new climate early-warning system for the African grassland.

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for ...

From pangolin tracking in Kenya to walking the sand dunes of Namibia, these nocturnal safaris reveal wildlife few travelers ever see.

Bone claws, oxygen-absorbing “hair,” and hands-on frog dads. Meet the hairy frog (or wolverine frog), one of nature’s strangest amphibians.

Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny ...

A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

Lions, Africa’s largest predators, are a near-universal source of fear for the continent’s wildlife. But in Kenya, it’s the king of the jungle that’s now becoming fearful — of domestic livestock. In ...

In South Africa’s Greater Kruger, Nkateko Mzimba walks the bush unarmed, protecting wildlife with nothing but resolve. At ...

Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?