Kenya’s wildlife enjoys an exalted status. In 2023, General Lion and crew lined the government’s pockets with over $2.7bn. That is more than the GDP of Burundi, The Gambia, Lesotho, Guinea Bissau, ...

Scientists have discovered a nearly complete skull of a Hyaenodonta, a hypercarnivore that that lived during the Oligocene ...

Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...

Gris-gris are rooted in traditional African faiths that believe vital powers in animals and nature may be unlocked — to harm, ...

Bastetodon, a leopard-like apex predator, probably dined on early forms of primates, hippos, and elephants.

Scientists discovered Bastetodon, a 300-million-year-old predator in Egypt, revealing Africa's ancient apex carnivores before modern lions and hyenas emerged.

A leopard-sized “fearsome” predator that hunted early elephants 30 million years ago has been identified following the ...

The species, known as Bastetodon and named for an Egyptian goddess, had sharp teeth and an incredibly powerful grip ...

A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the "dream" revelation of a new ...

About 30 million years ago, parts of Egypt were covered in lush forests. Within those trees, lurked an order of fearsome big ...

The team named the new genus Bastetodon partly in reference to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, in honor of ...

But as the smallest of the big cats, leopards are occasionally in danger from other top predators. Lions, jaguars, and hyenas are all potential threats. They may even try to steal a leopard’s food.