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The term “buffalo” usually refers to the African buffalo, as well as the Asian water buffalo. The African buffalo is a large ...
Cranes are some of the world's most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The ...
Scientists added descriptive terms to the existing general Indigenous frog and reptile names to make them specific.
A new global assessment has identified 25 primate species that are now the most endangered on Earth including the Tapanuli ...
Voice of a forest, the red-eared monkey is the most abundant of Bioko Island’s 11 primate species. At least 12,000 years of isolation from mainland Africa has helped produce a one-of-a-kind ...
The mysterious, silent giants face increasing threats in Africa. Relocating animals to create new populations could bolster some species but poses new risks. A Texas taxidermy shop displays a ...
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 ...
The Waterhole production team worked with biologists and Tanzanian wildlife guides to track animals as they came to drink, forage, hunt and play at the new waterhole. Using fixed rig cameras ...
This unit of three sessions imagines life at a typical waterhole in the African bush as animals come and go to drink and wash…and engage in the daily battle for survival. The emphasis is on ...
Cranes are some of the world's most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a ...
The list includes 136 frog and 407 reptile ... from different cultural backgrounds are talking about the same species. In South Africa, for example, there are 11 official spoken languages and ...