Have you ever thought about which animals are the biggest in the world? From the magnificent blue whale to the majestic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pairing pair of lions (Selati Male/Ximhungwe Lioness) mate in the short grass in the African sunlight.Lions will mate on average every 20 mins over 4 - 5 days. Pairing occurs every couple of weeks ...

Welcome to Hemker Park and Zoo, a slice of wild paradise nestled in the heart of Freeport, Minnesota. This isn’t your average ...

Don’t worry, animal lovers. All the birds, gators, alpacas and other critters at The Shell Factory have found new forever ...

I’m in Samara, a private nature reserve in South Africa’s eastern Karoo that is today revitalising a lost landscape. Here, ...

Scotland’s feral pigs are being monitored for African swine fever (ASF), in an initiative led by the country’s nature agency, ...

The vlei rat (Otomys spp.), also known as the African marsh rat, is a rodent native to sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa. These medium-sized, herbivorous mammals are primarily found in ...

We’re all au fait with the positive impact nature has on wellbeing. That’s partly why the safari experience ... Mana Pools: ...

FOR many years the fossil reptiles found in the Karroo rocks of South Africa have excited great interest because they seem to include the ancestors of mammals, or at least show how some of the ...