But in over 10,000 recordings of wildlife on the African savannah, 95 percent of the species observed responded with far more terror to the sound of an entirely different beast. This animal isn't even ...

The leopard, the most graceful of Africa's predators, is feared throughout the continent. Leopards do not consider humans to be special, aside from their being easy prey that neither bite nor scratch ...

Traditionally, paleoanthropologists believed that Homo habilis, as the earliest big-brained humans, was responsible for the earliest sites with tools. The idea has been that Homo habilis was the ...

From lions to servals, these 15 videos take you up close with African predators in action. 0:00 - Intro to 15 Deadly African Predators in Action 0:26 - Caracal Slaps Down a Bird in Flight 3:32 - ...

Four rival families - leopards, hyena, wild dogs and lions - all fight to claim a remote Zambian paradise as their home. Who ...

The African night is a symphony of whispers, roars, and silent shadows moving under a velvet sky. When the sun dips beyond the savanna, Africa’s feline royalty step from the shadows—eyes blazing, ...

African painted dogs are a crafty bunch, hunting in packs at speeds of 40 miles per hour while evading people and bigger carnivores. But they’re also a highly endangered species, and a group of ...

The spotted hyena is Africa's most successful predator—and one of its most misunderstood animals. But decades of cutting edge research is yielding greater understanding, respect, and protection. A ...

Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and dusk hours during warmer weather, a new study finds. Unfortunately for endangered cheetahs, that ...

African wild dogs weigh 40 to 79 pounds with males slightly heavier than females. They are 30 to 43 inches in length and stand 24 to 30 inches at shoulder height with females slightly larger. The ...