Africa’s rhinos are up against it; one is killed every seven hours because many people in China, Vietnam and other south Asian countries believe that...

This is a guest post be Alex Clark-McGlenn, who is currently earning his MFA in creative writing from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. He has been...

James Tyrell took this photo of a couple of wild dogs in hot pursuit of a large male leopard at Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa. You might y...

Of all of Africa’s fascinating interspecies rivalries, lions and hyenas may take the prize for sheer drama, animosity, and entertainment value. Don&#...

This is Kalunde. He is 54 years old and lives in the forest of Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains. The camp staff at nearby Greystoke Mahale have dubbed him...

Everyone knows and loves Africa’s big cats; lions, leopards, and cheetahs. In fact, some people go on safari specifically to see one or more of these...

Everyone knows a group of lions is called a pride and a bunch of elephants hanging out together is referred to as a herd. But what do you yell out when you...

Have you ever been to the Peabody Hotel in Memphis? It’s famous for the resident flock of ducks that march through its lobby twice a day. Mfuwe Lodge...

Most people go on their first safari because, understandably, they want to see Africa’s famous big animals —  lions, leopards, rhinos, elephant...

Pretty much everyone has heard of the Great Migration. And most people have a pretty decent sense of what it is — a bunch of wildebeest and zebra run...

The hyena may be Africa’s most maligned and misunderstood species. Widely loathed as mangy, vicious, cowardly, and even evil, its ability to arouse o...

Ever wondered what it’s like to trek to see the gorillas of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest? Though the experience can’t really be ca...

This dramatic image of a male lion leaping from a tree with a dismembered impala clutched in his jaws was taken last month at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserv...

It’s easy to get depressed these days if you care about the natural world and pay attention to the news coming out of Africa. The continent’s w...

  Rex Masupe, who is a guide at Abu Camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, was recently called to this grisly scene by two camp assistants who stumb...

There are botanical gardens and then there is Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Nestled beneath the imposing eastern flank of Table...

Need a little something to brighten up your Monday? Then check out this live 24-hour webcam trained on these five cheetah cubs at South Africa’s Hoed...