Giraffes are going through an existential crisis – and in more ways than one. The meaning of what it is to be Giraffa camelopardalis is changing. A recent study...
Sometimes short-cuts are not the answer. Common cuckoos, famous in the UK for their familiar call and their exploitation of other species' nests, are in long-te...
Namibian desert elephants look, and behave, a little differently to their other African cousins. Their special adaptations allow them live in the hot and hostil...
A new study demonstrates that programs which work to actively restore rainforests to their former condition are highly successful in helping tropical bird commu...
A rising market for bush meat and an associated increase in hunting with guns on Bioko Island has put seven species of monkey under threat of extinction.
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When summer temperatures soar past 40°C in the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa, birds have to find a way to avoid overheating. A new study demonstrates how s...
Recent research has shown how female meerkats compete to be the biggest and ensure a dominant role.
A single pair of meerkats dominates over a group of rough...
It’s difficult being a giraffe. Standing at over five metres in height, giraffes are both vertically gifted and challenged. Having your face up at tree level ma...
Being a cheetah researcher in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, I’m often asked how many cheetahs there are in the region. It’s an important question, especially for conse...
African golden cats are mysterious, understudied, and threatened by the logging industry and the bushmeat trade—but recent research provides the first evidence ...
