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

Why are the populations of Africa's most iconic animals — lions, giraffes, zebras, and others — plummeting? And what's being done to stop it?

Sherwin Banda represents African Travel, Inc. “It’s a ‘bucket list item’ for many people and, at the same time, is great value for money,” says Banda, who also says South Africa, in ...

Perhaps the most puzzling question Jared Diamond encounters as he investigates animal domestication is: Why were no large mammals ever domesticated in tropical Africa? Africa, south of the Sahara ...

The kindergarten teachers at Sutherland Elementary, 10015 S. Leavitt St., opted to celebrate Black History Month by having the students learn about African animals, rather than about people.

Many animals in southern Africa feed on beeswax and, by doing so, they help maintain a unique partnership between humans and birds that lead honey-hunters to wild bees’ nests. Until now, it was ...

Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people. In August ...

Mammals living in the African savannah are far more afraid of hearing a human voice than a lion’s growl, according to a new study that may lead to better strategies to steer animals away from ...