Safari vacations in Africa are just as diverse as the continent itself, though these types of trips typically require a large ...

Explore Africa’s top 10 wildlife safaris, from Maasai Mara to Okavango Delta, for unforgettable encounters with majestic ...

The Big Five have long been the holy grail of the African safari, but there’s a whole Noah’s Ark of other animals that ...

Distribution of African lions (Panthera leo) and African elephants (Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis), and regional contribution to their conservation. Credit: Di Minin et al. Read more ...

Trunks and tusks Elephant ears radiate heat to help keep these large animals cool, but sometimes the African heat is too much. Elephants are fond of water and enjoy showering by sucking water into ...

The "African elephant" is actually two species, as evolutionarily different as lions and tigers are from one another.

A mother elephant ran across the road in a hurry without realizing that she left her baby behind. Lions spotted the lost calf and saw an opportunity. Fifty-five-year-old Brent Schnupp, a paramedic ...

The Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa was established 94 years ago to protect the last 11 elephants in the Eastern Cape region. Since then, the reserve has expanded to 155,000 hectares and ...

Aside from humans, lions are the only predators powerful enough to kill an elephant. The males, being 50% heavier than the females, are especially suited to the task.

An elephant and a lion engaged in a comical standoff recently at a well in South Africa before the plucky pachyderm provided the punch line. (Watch the video below.) In a video posted by the ...