It all came about thanks to the expertise of caring veterinarians at the Staten Island Zoo and at the Schwarzman Animal ...

Scottish Wildcats - Though some can be small and fluffy like the zoo's own Ruthven, the wildcats which easily mistaken for domestic cats, often greet the zookeepers with a hiss to show aggression.

Track elephants in the morning and snorkel coral reefs by afternoon. From South Africa to Angola, these African destinations combine both.

Majestic and ancient baobab trees line this section of Madagascar, creating one of the most incredible skylines you'll find anywhere on the planet.

The world is home to many tiny creatures. Paedophryne Amauensis is the smallest vertebrate. Paedocypris fish lives in acidic ...

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Michael Zervos became the fastest person ever to visit all 196 UN-recognised nations, but this African ...

The East Anglian Daily Time's Clarissa Place explores the Suffolk Savanna at Africa Alive's Africa By Night event.

It could also be that the traits linked to cyclone resilience may have already existed in the last common ancestor of lemurs due to rapid environmental change on the African continent. Recent ...

Lemurs - those small, big-eyed primates that live in the trees of Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa - are an evolutionary mystery. When the first lemurs appeared tens of millions of years ...

Native to Madagascar in Africa, lemurs need an immense amount of care. They require a specialized diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, bottle-feeding and diapers, toys, large enclosures and company.

Apart from zoos, the only place you can see a ring-tailed lemur is in southern Madagascar, a large island off the southeast coast of Africa. Scientists believe the island’s lack of predators is ...

This follows an announcement in September which confirmed that the company had received approval from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) for the disposal of Lemur for $100. As a result ...