When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle ...

An African forest elephant at Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima is the first of these endangered creatures to become pregnant ...

Between climate change and the effects of humanity on the environment, many species have been harmed. Here are a few of them ...

There are several distinct traits that make mammals different from other animals, with the most significant ones being that ...

On the fringes of an African game park, an ambitious project brings together tourists, local communities and white rhinos, emerging from the brink of extinction.

Vitamin D's different role in the bodies of African American men may help explain their increased risk for more aggressive prostate cancer. Vitamin D has a different role in the bodies of African ...

A courageous grandfather was killed while trying to protect his grandchildren from a wild animal attack, South African National ... when he was attacked by an elephant. “ Today a tragic accident ...

Coimbatore: Two male elephants which strayed out of the reserve forest to raid crops in Viraliyur village on Sunday night, were safely driven back into the forest on Monday morning. Forest ...

An elephant in South Africa’s Kruger National Park trampled a tourist to death as he was trying to protect children, officials say. The incident Sunday involving 59-year-old Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed ...

Have you ever wondered what the world’s largest land animal might be? While some land animals (giraffes) might be taller, and some marine life (blue whales) might be heavier, one animal stands alone ...

Forest want to retain their star men. They know some of their players will have made rivals sit up and take notice with their performances, but are well aware of the difference those in the ...