Most big game may have disappeared from West Africa, but there are still plenty of exciting – and little known – creatures ...

Green anacondas can grow to almost 9m in length and weigh more than 250kg – that's about the weight of a male grizzly bear.

Spot polar bears in the Arctic, see black rhinos in Namibia or marvel at the wonders of our own shores on the ultimate nature ...

Some places just have an unfair advantage. They hog all the good weather, collect stunning landscapes like they’re trading ...

A brown bear rests on a moss-covered rock, surrounded by the warm colors of the fall forest, enjoying a peaceful moment far from the world. Drug runners engage Navy vessel in Caribbean Jessica Alba ...

Today we discuss a creature that’s very close to my heart, the Baird’s tapir. It’s an enormous, elephant-nosed, whistling, puddle-pooper. What’s not to love? Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) is known ...

It was the third time my niece, Helen, had been to Kenya. The first was in 1990; the second in 2013; this last time was a few weeks ago. Before she came, I asked her what she wanted to do or see. The ...

SAN DIEGO — A California aquarium‘s Halloween spirit runs deep – 12 feet under, to be exact. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography added a fake skeleton from Home Depot to its ...