An Effort of The Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) to Conserve Congo Basin MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial

Many Christians give up certain foods for Lent, however ecologists have discovered these changes in human diet have a dramatic impact on the diet of wild animals.

The once thriving captive-born southern white rhinoceros population is being threatened by their diet, according to new research. San Diego Zoo Global researchers predict that phytoestrogens in the rhinoceros’ food may be causing reproductive failure in the females.

As large, carnivorous mammals, spotted hyenas are well known for their competitive nature; however, recent work suggests that their clan structure has similarities to some primate social systems such as those of the baboon and macaque.

A British biologist has discovered that buzzing bees will keep elephants from stomping on African plantations.