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Baboon Troop Behavior: Hierarchy, Politics and Daily Life in a Savanna Troop No primate on an African game drive behaves with more visible social complexity than the baboon. In ten…

Cheetah Coalition Males: The Brotherhood That Rules the Open Plains A single male cheetah holds a small territory and hunts alone. A coalition of three brothers holds a territory ten…

Cheetah Cub Survival: The Brutal Odds Facing Africa's Fastest Cat The cheetah is the fastest land animal on earth. Its cub is one of the most vulnerable. More than half…

Leopard Tree Resting: Why Africa's Most Secretive Cat Sleeps in the Canopy You look up. In the fork of a sausage tree, draped across a branch with its legs hanging,…

Lion Cub Development: How Cubs Grow From Birth to Independence A lion cub arrives helpless into one of the most dangerous environments on earth. It weighs under 2 kilograms. Its…

African Lion Coalition: How Male Lions Form Alliances and Take Over Prides A lone male lion rarely holds a pride for long. The mathematics of competition work against him. A…

Serval vs Caracal: How to Tell Africa's Two Medium Cats Apart They are both medium-sized African cats. They are both spotted — or at least, one is. They both have…

African Golden Cat: Facts About the Congo's Most Elusive Forest Cat Scientists have studied the African golden cat for decades. They have seen it in the wild fewer times than…

Caracal Hunting Facts: How Africa's Most Agile Cat Catches Its Prey A bird bursts from cover. In the same second, a tawny shape launches from the grass. Four meters of…

African Striped Weasel: The Most Fearless Tiny Predator in Africa The African striped weasel weighs under 400 grams. It is one of the smallest carnivores on the continent. Yet it…