Wooden wildebeest, gorillas, and giraffes are among the lifesize wooden animals The Herds project is heading through 10 ...

Africa has several different types of habitats from jungles and forests to grasslands and deserts. The second-largest ...

New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that African social spiders—dubbed "hippie spiders" for their ...

The Animal Welfare Society of South Africa is overwhelmed with emergency calls as it mobilises teams to assist animals ...

In “A Training School for Elephants,” Sophy Roberts revisits an especially bizarre episode from the exploitation of Africa.

The African rock python, a formidable predator native to sub-Saharan Africa, is known for its immense size, constricting ...

The macabre world of ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice may have contributed to the domestication of cats, new research ...

What roils beneath Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean ...

The land bridge created by mantle-driven uplift gave early primates and other animals opportunities to branch out.

Following the conviction of Professor Thabo Masihlelo for animal cruelty, Four Paws South Africa urges the government to expedite the phase-out of the captive lion industry, highlighting the urgent ...

A team of British researchers studying chimpanzees in West Africa said they have documented the primates eating and sharing ...

South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting one of its most iconic yet critically endangered species - the ...