In the wild realm of the big cat family, the cheetah vs. leopard debate piques the curiosity of animal enthusiasts and wildlife aficionados alike. At first glance, these two cats may seem to blend ...

The wild Cheetah population is believed to be around 6,600 mature individuals and decreasing. They are currently classified under the genus Acinonyx, whose closest living relatives are cougars and ...

With their black spotted coats and teardrop marks, the cheetah is a sleek animal, racing across grasslands at speeds touching 70 miles (112km) an hour to capture prey. The cat is also a remarkably ...

Every 7 and a half hours in Africa a rhino is killed for its horn. It’s mainly sold on the international black market to be used in traditional Chinese medicine for its supposed healing properties.

We all know about the cheetah's electrifying speed. Large nostrils and an enlarged heart and lungs help the world's fastest land animal to reach speeds of 114kph (71mph). A long tail helps it to ...

Speedy animals like the cheetah have evolved bodies primed to catch prey. They are the optimal size for maximum speed. Accelerating takes a lot of energy, and muscles can only function at such ...

But what if they met each other in the wild, do they even live in the same places? Would the rhino’s horn be more powerful ...

For the past half hour a mother cheetah named Etta has been sitting in the shade with her four young cubs, eyeing a herd of Thomson’s gazelles that drifted into view on a nearby rise.

Cattle and conservation don’t typically mix. For centuries, East African pastoralists like the Maasai trudged across the ...

What is the southern white rhinoceros? The southern white rhino and northern white rhino are subspecies of the white rhino. Aside from living in different parts of Africa, they differ slightly in ...

In the mountainous northwest, Damaraland is a near-barren landscape home to the mountain zebra, southern giraffe, onyx, some ...

including a cheetah conservation initiative. Picture: News.com.au However, with the largest selection of wild game in the region, four of the reserve’s rhino fell victim to a mass murder back in ...