creature feature

Tanzania’s Big Five get a lot of love on safari. But what about the little guys? Hidden deep in the sands and grasses are some...

The Maasai giraffe’s irregularly-shaped, darker spots make it easy to recognize.  Photo: Thomson Safaris guests Patti and Tom M...

Photo taken by Thomson Safaris guest, Chris Donovan It’s common to talk about how much we share with primate species; we’re evo...

There’s one indisputable mark of a true supervillain. No, it’s not a constant feline companion, or even a plot to take over the...

Male sable antelopes maintain an awkward, flexed-neck posture even when galloping. It makes them appear more physically imposin...

He always seemed like such a nice, normal porcupine… “Westafrikanisches Stachelschwein” by C-8 – Own work. Licensed under CC BY...

Older pups often help raise and care for younger siblings. Photo: Thomson Safaris guests Terry O’Neill & Linda McCormick In fol...

Sunburned? Photo: Thomson Safaris guest, Debbie Stowers When we send travelers on safari, we always tell them to pack a broad-b...

A tree pangolin, the variety you may see in East Africa. “Tree Pangolin” by Valerius Tygart – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA...

Photo: Thomson Safaris guest, Gary Hapken From overhead, a shrieking howl rings through the trees. You look up, but all you see...

We talk a lot about external threats to wildlife populations, because they are by far the biggest causes for concern. But in th...

Most of us have probably seen Fantasia, or at the very least, a clip of the hippos twirling around in tutus and nearly overwhel...

Medieval notions about African animals are interesting (and often amusing), in large part because most of the people writing ab...

The eyes may be big, but bush babies are tiny (and adorable). Many of our safari guests see or hear them during their stay at G...

You’ve probably heard that a zebra can’t change its stripes (probably when someone was acting predictably badly), but for the a...

The black-and-rufous elephant shrew, one of 17 species of sengi found across Africa. “Rhynchocyon petersi from side” by Joey Ma...

Tragelaphus strepsiceros ♂ (head)” by © Hans Hillewaert. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wik...

Savannahs are bred for their spotted coats and more “wild” looking faces and ears By Jason Douglas (By uploader) [Public domain...

Beauty hurts? “Sabi_2012 05 18_0437” by Flickr user Harvey Barrison licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 It’s a jungle out there…okay, m...

Sometimes people think we have a monopoly on strange behavior, bizarre habits, and quirky character traits, but that’s not true...