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Research has revealed that the desert-adapted lions eking out a living on the harsh northwest coast of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast National Park (SCNP) are again specialising in hunting seals and coastal birds such as flamingos and cormorants, after an absence of 35 years.

The banks of the Mara River in the Maasai Mara of Kenya offer ideal habitat for birds – and for bird-watchers, especially if you find a puddle of water, and especially during the heat of the day.

The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) looks like a bird that belongs in the prehistoric age. Found in the marshes of East Africa, the shoebill is classified as vulnerable and is a bucket-list sighting for any avid birder. Here are seven reasons to love this big bird.

Safari report-back: A trip of a lifetime to Uganda – spectacular sightings of birds, great apes, and so much more. By Malcolm and Trish Lund

Rare footage of the South Africa’s rarest bird, the blue swallow, hatching from an egg.

Uganda, is known as Africa’s premier birding destination and with the list of birds found here topping 1 000, it is difficult to narrow down what we would consider the top 10, but here goes….

Here they are – the most interesting and sought-after birds in Ghana, according to Africa Geographic safari guru Christian Boix

Photographer of the Year 2024 is finally here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to sponsor a lion research collar

Photographer of the Year – award-worthy Week 2 photos; how a once-green Sahara changed our world; first pics emerge from Enduimet elephant trophy hunt; and the best Big 5 safaris – AG this week

Mapungubwe NP and World Heritage Site is one of South Africa’s most evocative protected spaces – a land of baobabs, elephants & rich history

Photographer of the Year 2024 is finally here! Enter for a chance to win a safari and to sponsor a lion research collar

Wattled cranes rely on wetlands and grasslands for survival – linking them to the human populations that depend on these ecosystems

A photographic safari to Chitake Springs in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park offers an extremely wild, untamed safari experience

African raptors on the brink; Kingsley Holgate’s expedition to Bangweulu Wetlands; our adventure in Odzala-Kokoua, and discover Príncipe – this week with AG

Kingsley Holgate & his Afrika Odyssey expedition team are connecting 22 parks managed by African Parks. Read about their trip to Bangweulu Wetlands

Researchers have uncovered a looming extinction crisis for Africa’s birds of prey, painting a grim picture for the continent’s raptors

All about Mgahinga Gorilla NP; how elephants give each other names; and an iconic Chobe + Vic Falls safari – this week with AG

Mgahinga Gorilla NP, on the forested slopes of 3 extinct volcanoes in Virunga Conservation Area, is an important home to mountain gorillas

A vivid Mashatu photo gallery; Botswana’s 90-leopard hunting quota; spotting (and counting) hyenas in Tanzania; and an iconic South African bush and beach holiday – this week with AG

Lake Mburo is Uganda’s smallest national park, but offers ample natural diversity – from lakes to savannah, giraffes to leopards, and birding