The national animal of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the okapi. An endangered species, it is a symbol of pride for the country ...

Aside from living in different parts of Africa ... to the species name, both subspecies are gray in color. "White" may be taken from the Afrikaans word for “wide,” in reference to their ...

Perhaps the most puzzling question Jared Diamond encounters as he investigates animal domestication is: Why were no large mammals ever domesticated in tropical Africa? Africa, south of the Sahara ...