
Alternative wildlife you can spot on an African safari
Africa is well-known for the famous Big Five, comprising the five top animals – the Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhinoceros. The term originates from big-game hunters, who prized these animals More...

Pittsburgh zoo calendar features the wild dogs which killed Maddox Derkosh
While the exhibit remains closed, the 2013 Pittsburgh zoo calendar is a painful reminder of the horrific scene earlier this month which left Maddox Kirdosh dead. The 2-year-old child was fatally mauled by wild dogs More...

Child mauled to death in Pittsburgh zoo by African painted dogs
A two-year-old has been killed at the Pittsburgh zoo after the toddler fell off a railing into an enclosure for wild dogs. UPDATE: The boy was identified as Maddox Derkosh. Read here for a photo of Maddox and More...