Journey to the Okavango Delta The Okavango Delta is a large freshwater wetland located in northern Botswana. A river delta is where the mouth of a river empties out, often into another body of water such as a lake or ocean. Where rivers empty out,…
John Mitani has studied apes for decades. Learn more about what he finds interesting about our nearest living relatives.
Scientists used genetic signals in elephant poop to learn that there are about about 95,000 forest elephants in Gabon.
From across the forests and savannas, mountains, oceans, and skies of the world, welcome to a celebration of the animals that you know and love – it’s the … It’s the world’s largest land mammal and it packed its trunk just to be here ……
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From across the forests and savannas, mountains, oceans, and skies of the world, welcome to a celebration of the animals that you know and love – it’s the … It’s the tallest land mammal in the world. You know it by its spots and long…
The two species of rhinos that live in Africa are the black rhino and the white rhino.
This time on Candid Animal Cam, Romi shares some great hippopotamus facts with us: A few facts about hippos: Common hippos live in Sub-Saharan Africa. The common hippo is the 3rd largest living land mammal (behind elephants and white rhinos). Hippos can move quickly in…
In this episode of Candid Animal Cam, Romi introduces us to some waterbucks caught on camera trap: Test your knowledge! Answer these questions: Is the waterbuck a type of antelope or a type of deer? What kind of habitats do waterbucks live in? How many…
A team of scientists went looking for a tiny species of chameleon that is only the size of a golf tee (5.5 cm/2.2 inches long). They were afraid that this chameleon species – Chapman’s pygmy chameleon – might have gone extinct in its home country…
How can you help giraffes? We can all help secure a better future for giraffes! People all over the world LOVE giraffes. Here are things that you can do to help protect giraffes and their habitats: Become aware! Once we know a problem exists, we…
Giraffes and their habitat face the same conservation challenges as many other species of African megafauna.