Living in packs of three to 25 individuals, meerkats are small, social creatures that live in the desert regions of southern ...

Africa, south of the Sahara, is home to the richest diversity of animal life on the planet ... They stand nearly five feet at the shoulder, live in small family groups or herds, are sociable ...

Most of the island’s estimated 150,000 people live in Equatorial Guinea ... As in much of West Africa, bush meat, from wild animals in the forest, particularly from monkeys, is prized as ...

They tended to live near water sources - along the banks of rivers or lakes. On the basis of evidence found at one of Africa's most ... tended to seek out smaller animals such as rodents, and ...

These cute little animals live in Africa and are known for their little spines and habit of curling up as a defense. Their spines act as a physical defense, but they also have a hidden defense ...

More than 100 mammal species live in the 45-square-mile park ... of their abundance in zoos and as stuffed animals. And in fact, in some parts of Africa giraffes are doing fine.

Animals that live in groups, including species like the prolific African driver ant, can have more babies than solitary animals because of the greater protection offered by the group. There are ...

Cave art created by the San, the indigenous hunter-gatherers of South Africa’s Karoo region, may have been inspired by fossils of long-extinct reptiles. A mysterious animal painted on a cave ...

This lesser-known, family-friendly lodge provides incredible viewing opportunities thanks to its enviable riverbank location.

The Maryland Zoo announced Thursday that its oldest African elephant was euthanized on Tuesday after a fall. Anna, who was 49 years old, had multiple known medical issues that led to the “difficult ...

Botswana is hosting delegates from 33 African elephant range states for talks on the trade in live elephants ... given the uneven distribution of the animals across the continent.