Some mammals are super hairy, some are not. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Maria Chikina, University of Pittsburgh Curious ...

South Africa’s False Bay was once known as a global hotspot for great white sharks. But within the span of a few years, ...

From elephants in Botswana to leopards in the Serengeti National Park, there are so many cool African safaris that you will ...

Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley had its opening day Tuesday. Beyond the fun of visitors seeing animals, managers at the zoo hope to educate visitors about endangered species. Curator of Conservation and ...

South Africa faces an acute poaching crisis, with more than 10 000 rhinos killed since 2007 according to the International ...

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Africa is home to some of the world’s most formidable birds of prey, each with sharp talons, piercing eyes, and unmatched aerial dominance. Find out more about some of Africa's eagles in this article!

Did you know that there are over 3,000 different species of centipedes, and scientists believe that there could be 5,000+ ...

Some consider rats, not to be confused with mice, as pests. Others deem them lifesavers. One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and ...

The African East coast contains regular forest patches from Somalia to South Africa, which contain many species of plants, animals and birds ... “As this is a small freshwater fish, assuming ...

Without pollinators, we wouldn’t have one out of every three bites of food we eat. That’s because about 35 percent of the ...

The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...