Alright, let’s talk about the okapi, the straight-up dopest creature you’ll find lurking in the African rainforest. This animal’s like Mother Nature got bored and decided to mix a zebra with a giraffe ...

The lion (Panthera leo) is the animal commonly referred to as the King of the Jungle. Lions are primarily found in Africa's open grasslands and savannas, but their majestic appearance earned them the ...

High-definition trail cameras at a park in the Republic of the Congo reveal elusive rainforest animals. A photo shows two African forest elephants. Photo from Will Burrard-Lucas and Wildlife ...

This work was funded by Liverpool John Moores University and by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW Group) on behalf of the German Government and WWF Germany This work was funded by Liverpool John ...

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 ...

In 2017, when Vincent Deblauwe joined the Cameroon-based Congo Basin Institute (CBI) to study African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora) — economically valuable pitch-black, dense wood — the Indigenous ...

On today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast we’re discussing great ape conservation in Africa and how that goes hand-in-hand with efforts to protect the second-largest rainforest in the world. We ...

African Elephants travel in close groups with experienced matriarchs. They communicate using sounds, touch, and body language for safety and survival. With sharp echolocation clicks, this bat hunts ...