Endangered Animals

Bull elephants will ram tusks in macho displays for female affections in local herds. 

See more from the endangered animal photo album here. 

Under African Skies

In Saleah, Sudan - Darfur, refugees and local populations seek medical care at the aid clinics, and sit by a nighttime fire to keep warm in the desert. 

Fast Fact: Centuries-old manuscripts in the libraries of Timbuktu, Mali, record local observations of the sky and reflect the transmission of astronomical knowledge across the Sahara Desert (read more).

Journey to Darfur and see more.

Serengeti Sunset

Catch a sunset on one of the live sunset cams tonight.

Did You Know? 

African wildlife are most active in the hours just after sunrise and right before sunset. 

The fennec fox is the smallest of all the world’s foxes, but its large ears, measuring 6 inches (15 centimeters), appear to be on loan from a bigger relative.

Fennec foxes dwell in the sandy Sahara and elsewhere in North Africa… Their distinctive, batlike ears radiate body heat and help keep the foxes cool. - NatGeo

Explore more African wildlife.

Zen Den Friday

From all over the world you answered with photos of sunsets. This one comes from an Explore fan taken on the  Zambezi River near Victoria Falls, Zambia.