Animal welfare groups in South Africa are taking a zoo to court over the mental well-being of three elephants.

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to ...

Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement across the continent over time often remain a mystery. A new scientific study sheds light on ...

Conservationists and geneticists in South Africa have rediscovered a blind mole species lost to science nearly 90 years ago. The De Winton’s golden mole, known for its iridescent coat and ...

The African elephant is the world’s largest terrestrial mammal. Ara Monadjem, Author provided Africa is the world’s most diverse continent for large mammals such as antelopes, zebras and elephants.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact ...

This video explores a wide range of African animals kept in one collection, from reptiles to amphibians and insects It showcases species like ball pythons, monitors, tortoises and chameleons, ...

Older elephants in East Africa will be most severely impacted by climate change, threatening the long-term survival of this vulnerable African mammal, according to a new study. Older elephants in East ...

A hybrid breeding approach has the potential to accelerate genetic diversity and help produce disease-resistant pups every year. Adobe Stock Scientists from the Institute for Breeding Rare and ...

Across the African savannah, predators often end up grouped in the public imagination. Hyenas and African wild dogs are a ...

Henry W. Setzer, curator at Division of Mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, conceived and directed the project in which more than 40 collectors worked in more than 20 countries across ...

Since their translocation from mainland Africa a couple of millennia ago, wild bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) roam freely in Madagascar (Northern humid forest, elevation ~1500m.) In the ongoing ...