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Africa's Elusive Big Five: The Animals Guides Most Want to Spot

Adventure Collection | Posted 04.26.2013 | Travel
Adventure Collection

If you've ever dreamed of going on an African safari, you've heard of the "Big Five": the Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhinoceros. We asked five top guides for the animal that they would most like to spot in the wild. Here is their Elusive Big Five list.

LION ON THE LOOSE: Cops Call Off Search For Wild Animal

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 08.28.2012 | Weird News

LONDON -- So, were the locals lying about the lion? Police said Monday that they've found no evidence to support area residents' claims that they'd s...

PHOTOS: Lioness Battles Crocodile To Protect Pride

Posted 07.30.2012 | Green

In an instant, a tense situation escalated to an attack, and one lucky wildlife photographer managed to catch a violent moment between a lioness and a...

To See the Animals: Our Safari to Tanzania, Part 3

Ken White | Posted 05.09.2012 | San Francisco
Ken White

Everywhere I turn, I am struck by strong and conflicting realities: the beauty of being here, and the fact that it is my own species' presence which has put this all at such risk.

Apple's Biggest News: The Top 5 Announcements From WWDC 2011

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee and Catharine Smith | Posted 08.06.2011 | Technology

It's been a big day for Apple fans. The Worldwide Developers Conference is well underway after Steve Jobs and other Apple execs made announcement afte...

WATCH: Lion's Directorial Debut

Posted 08.01.2011 | Arts

Camera theft is wrong, but we'll forgive the thief in this case: a lioness in South Africa's Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve carried off a camera that ha...

Apple To Unveil New Features

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 07.31.2011 | Technology

NEW YORK — Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs will take a break from medical leave to deliver the keynote speech at next week's Apple conference, the com...

Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art -- in Atlanta

Jim Luce | Posted 06.04.2011 | Arts
Jim Luce

Don Rubin and his wife Shelley have introduced an exceptional, personal collection of modern and contemporary South Asian art at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta.

Hunting Lions: Unpalatable but Necessary for Conservation?

Panthera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Panthera

Shooting a big cat in the name of "sport" nauseates me; I've spent a career working to conserve the world's great cats. Yet I question the effort to list the African lion under the Endangered Species Act.

Saving African Lions from Extinction

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Wayne Pacelle

It's infuriating that trophy hunters, mainly Americans, travel to Africa to kill these majestic animals and then bring home their heads, hides, and other body parts.

Ohio Prohibits Keeping Wild Animals as Pets

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Wayne Pacelle

Prior to a recent order, Ohio was one of about ten states with virtually no rules on private ownership of dangerous exotics. Now, it leapfrogs just about all of the competition.

PHOTOS: Zoo Animals Love Halloween

The Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Animals have the right idea. Forget the sugary candy and throw-away costumes; when it comes to Halloween, zoo animals just want the jack-o-lanterns! ...

PHOTOS: Wild Animals That Should Stay Wild -- Terrible Attacks That Could Have Been Avoided

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

We are big animal fans at HuffPost Green, and while many animals make great domestic pets, there are some that never fully acclimate to humans, even w...

PHOTOS: Wholphins, Ligers, And Other Crazy Animals Hybrids

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

You've probably seen a hybrid in your time. The mule is a hybrid between the horse and a donkey. Plants and flowers are frequently mixed to create new...

Astoria Characters: The Man to the Mansion Born

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

Michael Halberian wanders through the central hall of the fabled Steinway Mansion and flips the switch that turns on the 1,000-pound crystal chandelier, big and round as the sun. It's motorized.

PHOTOS: Lions, Pigeons, And Five Other Animals On Birth Control

Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Many species are endangered, but there are animals out there who are doing way too well. Animals like deer, pigeons, and even elephants are multiplyin...

Cat Tales, Issue 6: The Lioness

Panthera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Panthera

Panthera has gathered stories from our scientists, researchers, and partners to document their favorite encounters with big cats in the wild. This sto...

Gallery Lion, Wild Art

Jim McNutt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Jim McNutt

Have you ever seen a lion in a museum? In startling footage of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, a live male African lion pads through the gallerie...

Experience the Beauty of Exotic Animals in Their Natural Habitat at the Wild Animal Sanctuary

Brett Greene | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Brett Greene

A visit to the Wild Animal Sanctuary will warm your heart, put a smile on your face and bring out the joy of being a wondrous child in you.

Dave Salmoni: Tormenting Lions for TV

Panthera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Panthera

The greatest shame of this made-for-TV nonsense is that it obscures the authentic conservation efforts undertaken by thousands of passionate, anonymous professionals working in Africa today.

Ten Days In Tanzania: What Africa Taught Me (Photos) (Video)

Martha McCully | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Martha McCully

Picture this: Twelve women from New York, Aspen and Palm Beach sleeping "under canvas" on the Serengeti, sharing two vehicles, one Ranger and roughly 30 meals...There were no Bergdorf Blondes on this trip. More like Tanzanian Trekkers.

Agricultural Pesticides a Major Threat to Lions

Panthera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Panthera

Sold legally to farmers for their crops, Furadan is all too accessible to herders, ranchers and pastoralists who use it to poison predators which might kill their livestock.