When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first time I saw a rhino. It was about 20 years ago, and I was on my first ever ...

The small five (antlion, leopard tortoise, elephant shrew, rhino beetle and buffalo weaver bird) The ugly five (wildebeest, hyena, marabou stork, warthog and vulture) The photography big five – the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most ...