In the African savanna, lions are at the top of the food chain. Hunting in groups with their sharp claws and excellent vision, lions are considered the top land predator. Both herbivores and ...

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first time I saw a rhino. It was about 20 years ago, and I was on my first ever ...

Contra Costa County residents Peter and Corie Knights founded Wild Africa, a nonprofit organization aimed at protecting ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and ...

MOMBASA, Kenya — Iconic African wildlife such as elephants, big cats and rosewood trees will be central to discussions of the World Wildlife Conference slated for Panama later this year. The standing ...

An African black leopard featured in "The Black Leopard: My Quest to Photograph One of Africa’s Most Elusive Big Cats." (Will Burrard-Lucas) Though films like “Black Panther” and “Cat People” have ...

In August, 15-year-old Ruben took a 5,200-mile trip from a shuttered private zoo in Armenia to his new sanctuary home in South Africa Animal Defenders International A lion left by himself at an ...

You may have heard of the “big five” — lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and African buffalo — the five African animals prized by trophy hunters because of their fearsome reputation. A group of ...

In recent years, the field of microbiome research has grown rapidly, providing newfound knowledge — and newfound questions — about the microbes that inhabit human and animal bodies. A new study adds ...

African animal reserves have lost crucial funding for protecting wildlife. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted tourism the globe over, grounding travelers and shutting down nonessential businesses.