At least 12,000 years of isolation from mainland Africa has helped produce a one-of-a-kind ecosystem where life blooms from canopy to soil. In the year 1551 a strange male animal was put on public ...

A bid to free five elephants from a Colorado zoo has been rejected after a court ruled elephants are not people.

The mysterious, silent giants face increasing threats in Africa. Relocating animals to create new populations ... But these are strange creatures, not least because they live on community land ...