As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed ...

But Benoit, who works at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, has a different perspective. He says the animal ...

Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed.

Over four million people have been affected by flooding so far this year in West Africa, a threefold increase from last year, ...

Pygmy hippos are a small species of hippopotamidae, which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa. In essence ... or splash water on the baby animal to wake her up.

Anyone found in possession of a ferret without the appropriate permit could face legal consequences under the Nature ...

The first inhabitants of southern Africa knew about locally abundant dicynodont fossils and made rock art about them.

A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the ...

A mysterious tusked animal depicted in South African rock art might portray an ancient species preserved as fossils in the same region, according to a new study.

The painting was created by the San people of southern Africa between 1821 and 1835. Called “the Horned Serpent panel,” the ...