NEW YORK (December 21, 2017) -- A group of scientists now considers a little-known dolphin that only lives along the Atlantic coasts of Western Africa to be among the continent's most endangered ...

correctionA Dec. 4 article about fossils of previously unknown mammal species discovered in Africa incorrectly identified tigers as members of modern Africa's native fauna. There are no native wild ...

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight. Current ...

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to ...

Henry W. Setzer, curator at Division of Mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, conceived and directed the project in which more than 40 collectors worked in more than 20 countries across ...

Large wild mammals—from elephants to antelopes—are already struggling to cope with global warming. Now new research shows ...

Physical And Temporal Setting: 1. Tectonics and Geomorphology of Africa during the Phanerozoic / Timothy C. Partridge -- 2. Chronology of Paleogene Mammal Localities / Erik R. Seiffert -- 3.

Conservationists and geneticists in South Africa have rediscovered a blind mole species lost to science nearly 90 years ago. The De Winton’s golden mole, known for its iridescent coat and ...

Wildlife Conservation Society, African Elephant Specialist Group (IUCN) and Honorary Professor, University of Stirling Fiona Maisels works for the Wildlife Conservation Society (Global Conservation ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

Since their translocation from mainland Africa a couple of millennia ago, wild bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) roam freely in Madagascar (Northern humid forest, elevation ~1500m.) In the ongoing ...

Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement across the continent over time often remain a mystery. A new scientific study sheds light on ...