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Cheetah Mother and Cubs: Raising the Most Vulnerable Cubs in Africa A cheetah mother raising cubs faces a combination of problems no other African predator deals with simultaneously. She hunts…

African Wild Dog Den Facts: The Underground Hub of Pack Social Life When an African wild dog pack settles at a den site, the most extraordinary sustained wildlife observation in…

Impala Rutting Africa: The November Rut and Its Extraordinary Acoustic Display In November in the Maasai Mara and Serengeti, the impalas go loud. A rutting impala male produces a deep,…

Hippo Calving Africa: Birth, First Hours and the Mother-Calf Bond A hippopotamus is born in water. The mother separates from the pod a day or two before birth, moving to…

Elephant Swimming Africa: How Africa's Largest Land Animal Crosses Rivers An adult bull elephant weighing 6,000 kilograms should not float. Common intuition says an animal of that mass would sink…

Lion Roaring Africa: The Function and Power of the Most Iconic Sound in Wildlife You hear it before you understand what it is. A deep vibration reaches the chest before…

Wildebeest Calving Facts: Tanzania's January Spectacle and the Synchronised Birth Strategy In January and February, approximately 500,000 wildebeest calves arrive on Tanzania's southern Serengeti plains and the adjacent Ndutu area…

Giraffe Necking Behaviour: The Neck Combat That Determines Breeding Dominance Two bull giraffes stand shoulder to shoulder. One swings his neck in a slow pendulum arc. His ossicones connect with…

Rothschild Giraffe Uganda: The Rarest Giraffe and Its Conservation Story The Rothschild's giraffe is the rarest giraffe type in Africa. In the early 2000s, fewer than 100 wild individuals remained.…

Reticulated Giraffe Facts: Northern Kenya's Iconic and Endangered Giant The reticulated giraffe has the most recognizable coat of any giraffe subspecies. The pattern is not scattered, irregular spots. Bold white…