African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana). Scientists used to think both animals were subspecies of a single African elephant. However, a study published in 2010 found that each elephant ...

With Moo Deng's adorable behavior and panicked expressions going viral, experts weigh in on this lesser-known hippo species ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. At 14 to 19 feet tall, giraffes tower over the entire animal kingdom ... a bold plan to save Africa's shrinking ...

The disease formerly known as monkeypox has been declared an international emergency by the WHO. Here are the facts travelers ...

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The animal's status in the region had been unknown during a quarter-century of violent conflict that halted conservation work. Many feared the worst. But in 2007, National Geographic Explorer-in ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... scientists are taking extraordinary measures to save the animals they love. Playing the PartWhite-naped crane ...

A fox leaps out of the shadowy blackness and in a moment the animal’s evolutionary gamble ... encroaching on their habitats, while some African primates have begun staying up late and raiding ...

National Geographic photographer Tim Laman filmed ... This global network uses powerful organized crime groups to target 4,000 animal and plant species, according to the UN’s 2024 World Wildlife ...

This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Seen from space, high above Africa ... giving the animal space along the bank. Suddenly a great bulge of water ...

How did your obsession for animals transform into a photography ... who is a legendary National Geographic magazine wildlife photographer. It was right place right time. A Willy Wonka Golden ...

Male bottlenose dolphins (pictured, animals in French Polynesia's Rangiroa ... Read says. When a male African lion takes over a pride, “the first thing they do is kill all the cubs because ...