Tracking chimps in the wild: an insider’s guide
With several parks offering chimping as an activity, how do you choose where to go?…
Browsing: Wildfile
10 Strange facts about porcupines
They’re unlikely to be helpful at your next quiz night, but could come handy during…
Crowned crane: the dancing bugler
Tan-tan-tara! It seems fitting that a trumpet fanfare should herald the arrival of this…
6 of the best primates to spot
1 Mountain gorillas This enormous ape is a high-altitude race of the eastern gorilla. Just…
Understanding elephants
Every visitor to the African bush wants to see an elephant. Alongside their intelligence, intense…
Elephant ancestry? The remarkable case of the rock hyrax
‘Seriously?’ This – or similar – is the standard response when guides inform guests…
Big cat lovers
Seeing a big cat in the wild is top of many people’s bucket list on…
Treasures of the Namib
The Namib Desert harbours some extraordinary creatures that have developed fascinating adaptations to cope with…
In praise of antelope
Some accelerate to unexpected speeds; others survive months without drinking; all are beautiful to…
Africa’s second largest migration
From January to June at least half a million antelopes converge on a vast…
High jump heavyweight: the eland
OK, so the common eland (Taurotragus oryx) is just an antelope. But it’s a biggie.…
Where eagles dare
As awe-inspiring in reality as in myth, eagles dominate African skies. Mike Unwin focuses on…
Elephants caught on camera
In this portfolio, Greg du Toit reveals his tips on how to photograph these magnificent…
In conversation with Dr Kim Young-Overton
Dr Kim Young-Overton, Cheetah Program Director for Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organisation, tells…
Making a splash
Say ‘African mammal’ and most people will immediately envisage elephants, lions and other celebrated beasts…
Keeping track of cheetah
Nick Dall sets out in South Africa’s Mountain Zebra National Park to search for the…
How do whales communicate
Africa is increasingly popular as a destination to see whales, especially off the east and…
Old four-legs and the living fossils
In the final part of our series on the origins of Africa’s wildlife, William Gray…
Africa’s new dawn
In part two of our series exploring the origins of Africa’s wildlife, William Gray explains…
10 Hyena facts
Despite their reputation of being cowardly animals, hyenas can be aggressive and dangerous, but its…
