Kathryn Jones is on a mission to read every plaque in every D.C.-area Smithsonian. While she didn’t start the project for posterity, proposed cuts to the institution give her experiment extra weight.

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Local leaders at Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area are working to become financially self-sufficient and ...

For most of our lives South Africa has been in the news for the wrong reasons. The apartheid regime that was ushered in after ...

Zambezi, a pack of painted dogs is setting a trap. The alpha male and alpha female lead the hunt, heads down and ears flattened, silently stalking the impala, which thinks it’s camouflaged within a ...

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The most social species in the world is the African Elephant – let’s uncover their intriguing means of communication. Are you intrigued by the fascinating world of African elephants and want to learn ...

An African forest elephant -- nicknamed the "ghost elephant" due to its incredibly infrequent sightings -- was spotted in Senegal for the first time in five years.

African wildlife expert Rob the Ranger watches elephant Craig and his friends heading to water in Amboseli.