Stories & galleries

Top 10 things to do in Greyton – the ultimate guide to this cute rural village that is so popular for weekends from Cape Town

The Magnificent Seven – Kruger National Park’s legendary giant bull elephants of yesteryear – are the stuff of fireside stories

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

Shiwa ngandu is an enchanting English estate and manor house in the middle of Zambia with a fascinating history and stories to tell

The mountain gorilla is the only great ape with an increasing population despite continuous pressure on its habitat – latest population stats

A highly amusing account of our safari guru Christian Boix being groomed by a Gelada monkey in the Simien Mountains of Ethiopia

The threatened western leopard toad needs drastic help during its short breeding season in the depths of the Cape Town winter

Volunteers conduct an annual game count in Zimbabwe’s stunning Hwange National Park every year – renowned author Tony Park tells us more

Sadistic tyrants or protective fathers? The legend of the Mapogo lions lives on many years after their disappearance

The caracal, or rooikat, is a beautiful but much persecuted (by farmers) wild cat that inhabits a range of habitats – including farmland

This photo of the boy with sapphire eyes has caused much doubts about it’s authenticity (it’s real) and debate about ethnicity

A rare spotless cheetah has again been seen in Kenya; 90 years since the last time this colour morph was seen in the wild