Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally ...

The land can’t support domestic or wild animals as it once did, and because drought has made good grazing and vegetation scarce, prey animals such as antelope and warthogs have become less abundant.

A viral Facebook video of a massive snake slithering across a tar road in daylight left South Africans stunned, sparking both fear and fascination online.

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