wildlife facts

A murder of crows. A cauldron of bats. A flamboyance of flamingos. Animal group names are oftentimes weird, funny and incredib...

When you’re lonesome, life in the wild can be hard. That’s why so many species pair up, forming unlikely alliances that help b...

Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day for Tanzania’s wildlife. Whether you’re a couple of hyraxes celebrating your first Val...

Have you ever asked yourself, what are the differences between a cheetah and a leopard? Upon first glance, they may look quite...

Over 3 million viewers have tuned into “Serengeti,” making it the best series debut for the Discovery Channel in the past four...

You’ve seen the explosive speed of the cheetah. Cruising at a top speed of 70 miles per hour, it’s hard to imagine any animal c...

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

One of these things is not like the other…but at first it might be hard to see the difference between African and Asian elepha...

The spectacle of a cheetah running at full speed is art; the anatomy and physique facilitating its speed and agility is geneti...

Our guest, Alexandre Birguer, was lucky to be in the right place at the right time for this rare, close-range sighting of Tanza...

3-day old gorilla twins, photographed by Thomson Safaris guests, Deborah, Stephen and Rebekah. On May 27th, a mountain gorilla ...

Bryan, from our U.S. sales team, just returned from Tanzania with lots of great stories, gorgeous photos and some really impre...

Don’t let the name fool you, rhinos are grey in color, not black or white as their names suggest. Both species are found in sub...

With its sturdy build, menacing horn and impenetrable hide, it is hard to imagine that the fate of the rhinoceros – one of the ...

Tanzania is home to an abundance of stunning birds. Many of our guests return with a new-found appreciation for birds after obs...