Today, the term "Big Five" refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa's most iconic animals. However, it has a much ...

The eland is one of the largest antelopes — and one of the most graceful. Known scientifically as Taurotragus oryx, the eland lives in Africa, mostly in eastern and southern Africa.

The horns of live rhinoceroses in South Africa are being injected with non-toxic radioactive isotopes to deter poaching. Radioactive rhino horns are unfit for human consumption, so consumer demand ...

We talk with Gen. Johan Jooste, a former South African Army General and leading conservationist, about anti-poaching efforts in South Africa. Jooste was appointed Chief Ranger at Kruger Park in 2012, ...

There are five species of rhinos in the world. Three of them, including the Javan rhino, are critically endangered, while two ...

Aye-Aye is a unique nocturnal animal that's native to Madagascar. It has large eyes and bat like ears. It uses its elongated finger to find insects in tree bark. Agouti is a rodent like mammal that's ...

The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as "Savannah," which is in the state of Georgia) describes an African region with grasslands and minimal tree densities. This wide-open landscape becomes a ...

The Sahara Desert, home to some of the world’s deadliest creatures. Let’s explore the 10 most dangerous animals that roam this vast wilderness.

A three-person panel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague will hear arguments from both sides for three days on ...

The horns of this animal attain a length of around 4 feet (1.2 meters). These scimitar-horned oryx naturally occur in the semi-desert and desert region of Africa, famous as the Great steppe. This area ...

For more than a decade many researchers have compared the DNA of giraffes from all parts of Africa. These studies have revealed that there are four distinct giraffe species: the southern ( Giraffa ...