9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (529+ words) Africa is home to some remarkably unusual animals who have evolved extraordinary physical features to help them find food, navigate their surroundings or survive in challenging habitats. Others simply look as though they were designed with an unusually vivid imagination....

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (47+ words) Getaway Magazine WATCH: Black bear casually crosses street in Tennessee Screenshot from ABC News Facebook video A black bear gave onlookers in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, quite the surprise when it casually wandered across the street, seemingly unfazed by the attention....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1154+ words) They may have an unfortunate reputation as bald, grim-looking birds that circle overhead waiting for something to die, but vultures are among nature’s most remarkable specialists. These highly adapted scavengers can soar for hours without much effort, digest carrion that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (725+ words) Vultures don’t exactly have the best PR. They’re often associated with death, bad omens and, in some cases, traditional medicine. But high above the Manutsa Mountains in Limpopo, these often-misunderstood birds are very much the stars of the show. Today,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1645+ words) Across the continent, wildlife has found ways to survive in some of the planet’s harshest environments. There are animals navigating deserts where water is scarce, predators living thousands of metres above sea level, birds gathering on salt pans that can…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (740+ words) South Africa’s wildlife map is full of surprises. Beyond lions, elephants and rhinos are tiny frogs, secretive rabbits, mountain birds and reptiles that can make a particular landscape their only home. This means a wildlife trip does not always have…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (211+ words) South Africa’s Kruger National Park has taken the top spot in a new ranking of the best safari destinations to visit between September and December. As temperatures drop across the Northern Hemisphere, travellers are increasingly looking beyond traditional autumn and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) In the heart of western Zambia lies a wilderness of extraordinary scale, diversity and possibility. Kafue National Park, Zambia’s largest national park, stretches across an immense 22,400 square kilometres and forms part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA), one…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) A crocodile spotted in the Old Willow area of the Vaal River has so far evaded attempts to capture and relocate it. The capture operation is being led by Crocodile VDM, a Pongola-based organisation headed by Charles van der Merwe…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (364+ words) A rare deep-sea shark has made an unusual appearance on the West Coast after its carcass washed up in the harbour area of St Helena Bay on Saturday, 22 August. Picture: Danie Hefers and MoejahiednTaliep / Facebook The unusual sighting was brought…...