The new species’ common name refers to the Umzimkhulu River where it was first discovered and, so far, the only area where it has been found. The river is in eastern South Africa and a roughly ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

‘Dainty’ creature — with ‘large’ body — found as new species in South Africa. See it By Irene Wright. Updated September 20, 2024 4:04 PM.

The new species’ common name refers to the Umzimkhulu River where it was first discovered and, so far, the only area where it has been found. The river is in eastern South Africa and a roughly ...

“The frilled or silver nudibranch Leminda millecra is found only on the South and East coast of South Africa and has produced ...

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a species of mole with an iridescent golden coat and the ability to almost "swim" through sand dunes after it ...

Scientists researching the ecology of South Africa's kelp forests have discovered a new clam species, Brachiomya ducentiunus. In a new study, published in Zookeys, 1 the team, from South Africa ...

Some doubted the species ever existed at all. But the Endangered Wildlife Trust says two of its researchers have found and photographed specimens of the Blyde Rondavel flat gecko.

Members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) watch an elephant seal cornered on a street in Gordon's Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

In an exciting discovery, scientists have identified a new species of frog, the Cederberg Dainty Frog (Cacosternum cederbergense), which is endemic to the Cederberg region of South Africa. The ...