Natural World
Think you know what a turtle looks like? Think again.
We've rounded up some of the world's freakiest turtles in honour of World Turtle Day!
one year ago
Human Impact
IN PHOTOS: Rangers rescue a baby elephant in trouble
The planet's biggest land animals are usually pretty good at looking after themselves, but when a baby elephant tumbled into a drinking hole in South...
3 years ago
Natural World
Top 10: Animals that can really bat an eyelash
This week's Top 10 contenders are about to give you a serious case of eyelash envy. (And we don't like to pick favourites, but you've got to check out...
3 years ago
Success Stories
In photos: Dog-loving hippo orphan released back into the wild
Back in 2013, a two-week old hippo was found abandoned in Zambia on the banks of the Zambezi River. It took the work of three wildlife charities...
3 years ago
Animal Behaviour
Camera traps capture a buffalo-riding wild cat in South Africa
When the team at Wildlife ACT set up camera traps in South Africa's Hluhluwe Game Reserve, they never expected to see this strange pairing of animals:...
3 years ago
Top 10: Iconic African trees
It's all about trees in our South African home base this week as the country celebrates Arbor Week. To mark the occasion, we're dedicating this Top 10...
3 years ago
Art and Design
Artist spotlight: Yvonne Herbst's incredible felt animals
Using only wool fibre and a sharp needle, German artist Yyvonne Herbst creates amazingly life-like felt animals.
3 years ago
Discoveries
Top 10: New animal species discovered this year
There are a few months left to go still, but 2014 has already brought us some amazing animal discoveries, from tiny tarsiers to venomous jellyfish....
3 years ago
Film and Photo
Top 10: Totally gorgeous geckos
With their eye-licking habit, 'talkative' nature and amazingly adhesive toe pads, geckos are a pretty cool group of lizards by anyone's standards....
3 years ago
Animal Behaviour
IN PHOTOS: Elephant uses car as a scratching post
Tourists on safari in South Africa recently found themselves in a precarious situation when a bull elephant decided to use their vehicle to relieve an...
3 years ago
Whales and Dolphins
On the scene: Whale stranding near Durban, South Africa
The remains of a juvenile humpback whale thought to be a female washed up on a beach near the town of Amanzimtoti on South Africa's eastern coast...
3 years ago
Animal Behaviour
In photos: Tree frog hitches a ride on a python
When photos of this tree frog climbing all over a large green tree python first emerged, the world was quick to call it a case of animal BFFs. The...
3 years ago
Funny
For a bit of fun this 4th of July ... the many moods of the bald eagle
In honour of the 4th of July, we bring you the many (hilarious) emotions of the bald eagle.
3 years ago
Cute
IN PHOTOS: Baby elephant has a hard time getting up
The bigger they are, the harder they fall (and the harder it is for them to get up again!). This tired little elephant spotted by a guest at Londolozi...
3 years ago
Reproduction
So ... baby sea urchins look like minuscule rocket ships
Feast your eyes on the incredible stages of an urchin's development as it moves from egg to adult.
3 years ago
