A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo ...

Stone tools crafted by ancient humans between 24,000 and 12,000 years ago that were recovered from coastal South Africa's ...

A team of archeologists in South Africa had to climb to new heights to find an important set of tools made by humans about 20,000 years ago. These newly discovered stone tools were embedded in a cave ...

Early human communication networks revealed thanks to ancient stone tools and blades located in a South African cave.

Tools from South Africa’s Robberg caves match styles found in Namibia and Lesotho, suggesting early humans shared methods and ...

Open plains make them visible to predators like ... During the dry season some grassland gazelles will even take to the African bush in search of water. Gazelles are nimble and beautiful animals ...

and the region that's now the coast of South Africa was a few miles inland. "Instead of being right on the water like they are today, these caves would have been near vast, open plains with large ...

The spotted hyena is a common dog–like carnivore found on the dry open plains of the Masai Mara and much of sub–Saharan Africa. Dark spots cover yellow–brown fur and their long muscular ...