Researchers in South Africa have rediscovered a lost lizard, uncovered new localities of species and found that some are in ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Rocco and Saphia! They’re African lions at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo. General Curator ...

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The fastest land animals, the cheetah is another exciting predator to look out for in the Masai Mara. These creatures prefer open places where they can display the power of speed.

From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance. But when we degrade and fragment their habitats, some species disappear much ...

Analysis - Can a monkey, a pigeon or a fish reason like a person? It's a question scientists have been testing in increasingly creative ways - and what we've found so far paints a more complicated ...

An estimated 26 per cent of Africa’s freshwater fish species are threatened (including those assessed as Critically ...

Few conservationists have shaped the public conversation around wildlife protection quite like Peter Knights. Best known for ...

Some of the best images taken by Reuters photographers from across the continent. World's oldest head of state, Cameroon's ...

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As research clearly shows that animals have rich cultural traditions and active minds, Philippa Brakes stresses how vital it is to factor this science into conservation protocols.

Scientists have now extracted and sequenced proteins from dental fossils of extinct rhinoceroses, elephants and ...