The savanna (sometimes mistakenly spelled as "Savannah," which is in the state of Georgia) describes an African region with ...

Welcome to the African Wild Dog! The African Wild Dog, also called the “colorful wolf,” looks like a colorful dog. Its black fur is patterned all over with large spots. Despite its name ... world’s ...

Perhaps the most puzzling question Jared Diamond encounters as he investigates animal domestication is: Why were no large mammals ever domesticated in tropical Africa? Africa, south of the Sahara ...

African savanna elephants are the largest species of elephant and the biggest terrestrial animal on Earth. They are easily distinguished by their very large ears—which allow them to radiate excess ...

It is important to emphasize that elephants are not small animals capable of surviving solely on one or two leaves per day. In order to maintain their huge bodies, elephants need a similar amount of ...

If so, you’ve come to the right place! African elephants are unique animals with their large size, impressive tusks, and unusual social behavior. Join us as we discover the most social species – a ...

The opposite is also true. In the 19th century, European cattle brought rinderpest—a virus that’s nearly always fatal to hoofed animals—to Africa, and it caused buffalo numbers to crash ...

African elephants are the largest animals walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk that is used for communication and handling ...