Africa is home to some of the most diverse and captivating wildlife on Earth. Sweeping savannas, lush wetlands, and rugged deserts provide the backdrop for encounters with animals found nowhere else.

With zebra-like stripes and a giraffe’s face, the okapi looks like a strange animal mash-up. But this rare rainforest creature from Central Africa is one of nature’s most fascinating species.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Goliath beetles (genus Goliathus) are among the world’s biggest insects. There are five different species. They grow up to ...

Over time, rainforest communities in Africa have developed a close relationship with their neighbours, the so-called 'umbrella species' such as great apes and elephants. Umbrella species are often ...

In the warm, humid savannahs and forests of sub-Saharan Africa dwells a tribe of flower beetles in the genus Golianthus, named after the Biblical giant due to their huge size. Along with these ...

Nigeria is home to a remarkable diversity of wildlife, ranging from rare rainforest primates to marine giants that pass through its coastal waters.

Forest elephants’ browsing habits play a vital role in shaping their habitat, allowing large, carbon-dense tree species to thrive. The elephants frequent muddy, mineral-rich clearings called baïs ...

From their home in Contra Costa County, Peter and Corie Knights have made it their mission to help animals. What makes it unusual is those animals live more than 8,000 miles away. The Knights founded ...

In 2017, when Vincent Deblauwe joined the Cameroon-based Congo Basin Institute (CBI) to study African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora) — economically valuable pitch-black, dense wood — the Indigenous ...

(Corrects spelling of Nuttall throughout) * African game reserves failing to protect animals * Parks' big mammals 59 percent down since 1970 ABIDJAN, July 13 (Reuters) - Africa's game parks have lost ...