It is late at night and above you stretches the vast expanse of the Southern African sky that stretches to eternity. You are alone with your thoughts, or at least you think you are. Suddenly, your ...

African dwarf frogs are usually low-maintenance pets, but they are still living creatures who can get a plethora of diseases. Dropsy, or bloat, is one of those diseases that most often affects ...

A new species, Breviceps batrachophiliorum, also known as the Boston Rain Frog, has been discovered in South Africa, ...

Violet Razau fetches water from a makeshift well outside her home in Mabvuku, a suburb east of Harare, Zimbabwe. She has had ...

With Chinese bank loans overdue, Harare charges residents for major upgrades that were never completed.

Northern Cricket Frog. Image via Openverse. The term “frog” encompasses over 7,000 species worldwide, and care requirements vary dramatically between them. Aquatic frogs like African Dwarf Frogs need ...

Humidity is a bit easier to adjust, either by misting with a water bottle or increasing the enclosure’s water level. The ideal substrate will also vary depending on your frog’s species. Substrate is ...

Parched prospects II: A revised long-term water supply and demand forecast for South Africa More must be done to bring the South African water sector into balance and ensure water supply in future.

Water frogs represent a diverse group whose ecology is intricately linked to wetland habitats across Europe and Asia. Their dynamic reproductive strategies, including the phenomenon of ...