Africa’s Great Migration sees millions of wildebeest and zebra thunder across the sun-bleached savannah, drawn by instinct to cross crocodile-infested rivers where predators lie in wait. But beyond ...

See the best animal photos of 2018. Get up close to a shark feeding frenzy and meat-eating bats in these amazing pictures selected by National Geographic editors.

Putting the well-being of animals first should be every photographer’s goal. National Geographic photographers share tips on how they do it.

He became a National Geographic Explorer in 2023. “As a human being, a photojournalist, and a Jordanian, “he says, “I’m proud to tell the story of the Al Ma’wa sanctuary, which gives a ...

Read more Wildlife Watch stories here, and learn more about National Geographic Society’s nonprofit mission at nationalgeographic.org. Send tips, feedback, and story ideas to ngwildlife@natgeo.com .

National Geographic revisits Jane Goodall’s iconic 1963 article about the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream ... This animal is about six years old. Photograph by Jane Goodall, National Geographic. I ...

Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures lead dismal lives. For $10, tourists can pose with this tiger at Phuket ...

When humpbacks get stuck in fishing gear, their friends stick around to help. Are whales altruistic? A new scientific paper and a video present a compelling case the answer is “yes.” ...

When National Geographic caught up with Goldfarb by phone in New York, he explained how beavers are playing a crucial role in the American West, how a beaver named Jose set up home on the ...

(Read how animal mothers remind us a lot of our own.) Due to habitat destruction, hunting, and disease, the great ape’s populations have fallen by at least 70 percent, from about a million in ...

Rare Tree Kangaroo Reappears After Vanishing for 90 Years. Once thought to be extinct, the Wondiwoi tree kangaroo has just been photographed in a remote New Guinea mountain range.

This story appears in the July 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. In pursuit of the world’s smallest bird , we’ve come to the backyard of a flamingo pink house in Palpite, Cuba.