The Amazon rainforest gets all the attention, but the neighboring cerrado stores massive amounts of carbon in its peaty soils ...

In the vast golden grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa, the secretary bird makes an unforgettable sight — long-legged, crested, and stalking the savanna with deliberate, high-stepping precision. Famous ...

This is a summary of a story that originally appeared on the Nicholas School of the Environment website. Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and African Parks, a leading conservation ...

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study ...

Filmed in a wide open savanna, this footage captures elephants living freely in their natural range. Torpedo mistakenly fired at ship with president aboard Russell Crowe details health woes as he ...

Ruth, a 43-year-old geriatric elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo, was euthanized after a second fall. The elephant was first injured in early September after a tussle with another elephant but had ...

BELA-BELA, South Africa — Tuesday is World Elephant Day. Here are five things to know about the largest land animals on our planet. There are three species of elephants: the African savanna or bush ...

The fifth of the zoo's Wildlife Exploration Days will be August 13 from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Disclaimer: This is sponsored content. All opinions and views are of the advertiser and do not reflect the same ...

Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...