A farmer in South Africa kept a pet hippo for six years before the animal turned on him and mauled him to death ...

Marius Els raised Humphrey the hippo 'like a son' and even built a huge lake on his farm for the animal to swim in - but the ...

I did three days on the Okavango River in Africa, chasing tigerfish with a fly rod. It was the most terrifying, memorable, ...

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When it comes to getting a good night’s sleep, no snooze is bad news. At least it is for my wife, Sue, who claims she is ...

When it comes to getting a good night’s sleep, no snooze is bad news. At least it is for my wife, Sue, who claims she is ...

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine ...

Thrissur Zoological Park offers a world-class conservation space, redefining the concept of a zoo with near-natural habitats.

In a 1970 National Geographic feature, paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey—son of Louis and Mary Leakey—recounted his ...

Check out images of East Africa’s Great Migration, where millions of animals journey across Kenya and Tanzania in a fight for ...

In the forests of southeastern Liberia, fear is resounding over what the future may hold. For more than a decade, communities ...