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

Animals of the same species don't always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals that vary in size or ...

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 ...

In some communities, animals are not kept at a distance but live closely alongside people. Livestock share space with families and play a central role in daily routines. The relationship goes beyond ...

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.

“Africa’s livestock sector already contributes over USD 210 billion annually, yet we continue to import products we could produce ourselves. The question is whether we will seize the billion-dollar ...

The peace of lush, rural landscape in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province disguises the anxiety that is stalking the land. This is the epicentre of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has – in ...

Across savannas, deserts, forests, and coastlines, animals rely on a suite of clever behavioural adaptations to survive extreme heat. Heat is one of the biggest daily challenges animals face High ...

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