A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past five years.

Kenya and Tanzania, the East African countries most often chosen for safari, are justifiably famous for their wildlife. For ...

Old liberation movements in Southern Africa suffered serious electoral declines this year as millions of people made their voices heard in elections.

Here’s a look at mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in the United States. Mpox is a viral disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. In 2022, an outbreak was declared a public health ...

Under the giraffe photo, Foster wrote, “Reticulated giraffe shot on the Tana River Country. We measure it at 17 feet from bottom of hoof to the top horn on his head. Not much sport in shooting as a ...

Bonnetta Adeeb sighs heavily when she hears the term “cowpea.” Seconds pass while she decides how to respond. Will it be the ...

Why are the windows in our Lion Lodge at the West Midland Safari Park so grubby? We soon discover when a lioness rears up on ...

New research from several sites is starting to suggest that people came to the Americas earlier — perhaps far earlier — than ...

Monkey sightings in Volusia County recently brings to mind the wild animals that escaped (or were stolen) in Palm Beach County in the past.

There has been concern expressed online, after the West Coast SPCA announced it would be ceasing operations in the Vredenberg ...

He said he was lucky to be released about two weeks later after he begged for his freedom, claiming that he had a sick child ...