Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu ...

Vulture populations in Southern Africa are dwindling, yet the birds could bring large economic benefits to the region, ...

Steve Lake envisions a zoo no more than 25 acres, with animals that could withstand the region’s extreme summer temperatures.

Brandenburg, one of six winners of the National Geographic’s Lifetime Achievement Award, reportedly died on Friday after ...

A city in South Africa is working to remove an invasive species known as devil's thorn from the banks of the Elsieskraal ...

"Iyanu," a new TV show inspired by Nigerian folklore and myths, was animated by Lions Forge Entertainment, which was founded by St. Louisan David Stewart II. It shows on the Cartoon Network, and ...

Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and ...

This superstition about black cats and other black animals in general has shaped people’s preferences about animals. It’s left its mark on things such as lower adoption rates for black cats and ...

At Ziwa ranch, a former cattle farm, there are now 48 rhinos – the only ones in the country living in their natural habitat.

It's billed as a "breathtaking sight" where visitors, for the very first time, will get to see giraffes, zebra, antelopes and ostriches all roaming together ...

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is chok ...

Wild animals expend 76,000 gigajoules of energy—the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of monsoons or floods—shaping our ...