Perhaps the most puzzling question Jared Diamond encounters as he investigates animal domestication ... advantages to African civilization. However, the hippo's aggressive nature, crushing jaws ...

Both black and white rhinoceroses are dangerous animals in Africa due to their size, speed and aggressive nature. While they don't typically hunt humans, rhinos can charge with surprising speed ...

As environmental scientists we're intrigued by the relationships between humans and nature ... The first national animal to be used as a symbol in South Africa was the springbuck (or springbok ...

Africa's rhino are being poached at an alarming rate due to the misguided belief that their horn has medicinal properties. Halfway through 2012 there have already been more than 250 rhino killed for ...

He had humanlike fingers on his hands and feet, observers noted, and a “cheerful nature,” although ... ago and colonized by plants and animals from Africa that arrived on their shores by ...

Analysis - In humans and other animals, ageing is generally associated with a decline in biological function. But scientists are now discovering older animals perform vital roles in populations and ...

One of the most iconic African species, fossil records have led recent research to estimate that the Ethiopian wolf first ...

Buffalo and bison aren’t the same animals ... and angle back. African buffalo are considered “near threatened” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which determines ...