The flamboyantly plumed secretary bird and the serpent-catching snake eagle are among dozens of Africa's large birds of prey facing a human-driven "extinction crisis" researchers said on Thursday.

and smaller fare such as large insects. They have even been known to attack full grown deer. Ranchers once killed many of these birds for fear that they would prey on their livestock, but studies ...

African wild dogs, about half the size of hyenas, are pack animals that typically live in groups of eight to 10 adults. They ...

These very large, powerful eagles are also striking ... near coasts and rivers where these fish appear en masse. These birds of prey hunt from a perch or from flight by diving and clutching ...

Zone-tailed hawks are among the birds of prey that rely on riparian forests – woodlands along creeks and streams – as nesting ...