The story of how tiny ants managed to push lions to kill more African buffalo shows how the arrival of an invasive species can affect multiple animals that seem to have no connections. At an animal ...

Invasive ant causes chain-reaction, sparing zebras from lions in Kenya By Michael Franco January 26, 2024 Some African lions aren't too happy about the arrival of big-headed ants to their feeding ...

Hornbill in rarely seen "anting" behavior. Photo: Umkumbe Bush Lodge A guide for a safari lodge in South Africa has captured extraordinary footage showing a large hornbill perched atop an ant hill ...

In the African country of Kenya, scientists have discovered that big-headed ants are making it harder for lions to hunt zebras. The big-headed ants kill another type of ant that defends whistling ...

A new exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn., gives visitors a whiff, from “chocolate-y” to stinky blue cheese.

Researchers report that in the absence of visible landmarks, desert ants increase the likelihood that foraging nest mates will find their way home quickly and safely by elevating their nest entrance.

A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four men, including two Belgians and one Vietnamese, more than US$7,000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country. The case has received ...

An antibiotic substance created by bacteria found on a species of African ant native to Kenya inhibits the growth of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, ...

JOHANNESBURG In a show of people's power, 6000 residents of KwaMasiza Hostel in Sebokeng reoccupied their homes on September 12 after being forcibly evicted a day earlier by thugs employed by a ...

A guide for a safari lodge in South Africa has captured extraordinary footage showing a large hornbill perched atop an ant hill while allowing the insencts to swarm over its body. Yes, the ...

A pride of lions in a “pristine” savanna in Kenya where they can use whistling-thorn trees as cover to stalk and ambush plains zebra. In areas that have been colonized by invasive big-headed ants, ...