New footage has revealed that a West African lion has given birth to cubs, giving experts renewed hope that the critically endangered species can beat extinction. The videos, taken with camera traps ...

In rough, boulder-strewn waters off eastern South Africa, researchers have found a new species: a pygmy seahorse about the size of a grain of rice. The finding shocked them because all seven species ...

AfricaBP is supported by the following partners: Vertebrate Genome Project (VGP); Beijing Genomics Institute Group Research, China; Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (SA), South Africa; Center for ...

Thirty-thousand years ago, different types of lions prowled the globe, hunting prey on four continents. One of the most prolific, the cave lion, roamed from Spain all the way through Eurasia and into ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- One of the animals at Brookfield Zoo Chicago took a walk on the wild side on Tuesday. The zoo said that Nyala, an African antelope, briefly escaped from its primary habitat.