The Ethiopian wolf, also known as the red jackal, is one of the world’s rarest canines as well as Africa’s most endangered carnivore. But ongoing conservation efforts for the coyote-like ...

Picture the plains of Africa and you might envision lions and rhinos. But did you know that hyenas are actually the most common large carnivores in Africa? Their scrappy nature makes them able to ...

A comprehensive study of Uganda’s lions, leopards, and hyenas shows critical low numbers of lions across most protected areas ...

Africa is home to a rich array of carnivorous animals, from ferocious felids like lions and cheetahs to smaller creatures like foxes and mongoose. However, many such predators are also some of the ...

One of the most iconic African species, fossil records have led recent research to estimate that the Ethiopian wolf first appeared on the continent at least 1.6 to 1.4 million years ago.

Spl The fossilised jawbone of a sabre-toothed cat from South Africa. The disappearance of massive herbivores may also have affected the carnivores that fed on them The researchers also examined ...

That’s four times the size of a lion, which is currently the largest carnivore in southern Africa. The footprints belong to a new species, named Kayentapus ambrokholohali*, which is part of the group ...

Recent research suggests that Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) may be the first carnivores to also act as pollinators.