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Hundreds of thousands of years ago, South Africa’s Cape south coast looked very different. Some of the species that roamed this area are now extinct; others evolved over the millennia and their modern descendants inhabit different areas – some far away, others nearby.
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African forest elephants roam the dense rainforests of West and Central Africa where they subsist largely on a diet of fruit. They shape forests by dispersing fruit and seeds, browsing, and creating an extensive trail network.
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There’s something deeply distressing about the most powerful and beautiful cat in the world staring vacantly from behind bars or a diamond mesh fence. A farmed tiger is really not a tiger at all, but an assembly of marketable parts awaiting export. In South Africa, on industrial-scale farms, hundreds can expect that fate.
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African forest elephants fight climate change by contributing in surprising ways to natural carbon capture.
“Elephant damage!” is now a common phrase in reaction to the sight of fallen trees, and landscapes bereft of trees. The apparent loss of large savanna trees such as marula and knobthorn in Africa’s protected areas is often blamed on elephants, and this perceived direct link between elephants and treefall drives many conservation authorities and strategies to focus on managing elephant numbers to ‘save’ trees.
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Apangolin’s defence mechanism, honed over millions of years, is a remarkable example of nature’s ingenuity. When threatened, the “scaly anteater” curls into a compact ball, its tough scales shielding its vulnerable belly from predators’ sharp teeth.
