The hippo may appear gentle, but it ranks high among deadliest animals due to its territorial nature and immense strength.

But did you know that sharks aren't one of the deadliest animals? They don't even crack into the top ten. The chance of being attacked is rare, and the chance of being killed is even rarer. Instead, ...

In the chilling video, the animal was initially seen walking slowly on its land, undisturbed. Seconds later, it suddenly ...

Compared with Africa's other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is ...

Africa, south of the Sahara, is home to the richest diversity of animal life on the planet ... Sharing their habitat with some of the most dangerous predators on earth, including lions and ...

The rocks of Duiker Island are packed with Cape fur seals basking in the sun. Just out of reach of the Atlantic swell, ...

Where earth meets fire and destruction reigns, some animals find the ideal setting ... creatures dare to tread—in the steaming waters of Africa’s volcanic soda lakes, like Tanzania’s ...

Parasites that cause the deadly illness known as sleeping sickness can spread beyond their native Africa as a result of mutations to key genes, a study shows.

The African Snakebite Institute describes the cape cobra as "by far our most dangerous cobra and with ... Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Animal care officers in Texas were summoned to a neighborhood to round ...