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 ...

Many herbivore animals face salt shortages because plants vary in sodium. This shortage shapes movement, safety, and survival ...

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 ...

How are biodiversity losses reshaping how ecosystems function? A recent study quantifies the impact of biodiversity and ...

Researchers from the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES) have contributed significantly to a major ...

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 ...

Unfortunately, one million endangered species could become extinct. On World Wildlife Day, learn who is at risk and how to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...