US President Donald Trump is on the rampage against South Africa. His contempt of Africans is not unique. A video has just ...

Even though humans are the only remaining hominin species on the planet, our family tree is actually more complicated than ...

For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

South African researchers are making significant strides in validating traditional medicines for HIV treatment, highlighting ...

The Zoo has announced the arrival of two new black-handed spider monkeys, a mother-daughter duo named Sadie and Ripley.

Often found high in the treetops of forests in Asia, Africa and South America, monkeys can be difficult to spot. They’re quick and frequently small, seeming to effortlessly hop ...

South Africa recorded a roughly 16% drop in rhino poaching last year, with 420 animals killed for their horns versus 499 the ...

Due to ongoing threats of disaster impacts, hunting and deforestation, lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals in the ...

A cheeky monkey in Thailand stole a French tourist's iPhone (and even took a selfie!) before locals helped retrieve the phone ...

Not knowing exactly when regular meat consumption became part of our ancestors’ diets is a gap in our understanding of human ...

In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

Spending enough time observing kids on a playground reveals striking similarities to a primate troop—territorial disputes over jungle gyms, dominance games at the top of slides, and the swift ...