The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was just one phase in a continuing cycle of destruction and rebirth in the Sunda Strait . More than 1 million...

Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) decided to explore the Congo River when he heard of David Livingstone ’s death in 1873. He had admired Dr ...

Despite its fearsome appearance, the gharial (or gavial) - a crocodile found in the Indus River and in Indian Subcontinent - lives mainly ...

Adult Masai ( Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania ) living in traditional style, b...

Breathing deeply, the cheetah prepares her body for the chase. Head low, eyes focused on an impala , she slowly inches forward. In three se...

Humpback whales, unlike highly sociable sperm whales , live in loose and ever-changing groups of about four to ten. However, the stablest an...