“As we’re sitting there, legs dangling down from a tree, 15 feet below us a leopard walks in the beautiful moonlight. It was one of the most extraordinary sightings of a leopard I’ve ever had.” In 25 ...

Whether you’re tackling the deserts of Namibia or the jungles of Uganda, the safari experience is heightened when you do it under your own steam. Here are some of the best self-drive adventures to be ...

Close-up marine encounters and rare birdlife: why St Helena is a wildlife-watching paradise St Helena is one of the world's remotest islands, and from devil rays to wirebirds, it's also a haven for ...

These 10 standout images were among thousands of stunning submissions in National Geographic’s Your Shot Pictures of the Year 2025 challenge. The delicate West Indian seagrape sawfly (Sericoceros ...

For National Geographic photographers, work assignments can take them anywhere from the sea floor to a summertime Santa Claus camp in Missouri. In the photo seen above, wildlife photographer David ...

Jolie, an Indochinese green magpie, was rescued from a wildlife trafficker’s suitcase. Her story is emblematic of the threats facing other songbirds like her. Jolie, who was rescued from a wildlife ...

It was a typical day at Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort, 80 miles west of Denver—until a large moose lumbered up to the base lodge. “It was just hanging out, bedded down next to all of the skis,” ...

Tick. Tick. Pzzzz. The song of the Florida grasshopper sparrow is unusual and surprisingly insect-like. But it almost fell silent forever. In 2012 National Geographic Explorer and Photo Ark founder ...

The state of Victoria is home to a third of Australia’s wildlife, meaning there’s no better place for adventurous animal encounters, from bounding kangaroos in the Grampians to sleepy koalas in the ...

In South Australia and Western Australia, there are many inspiring moments waiting to be unearthed. Here are seven locations not to be missed. Head down the off-beaten track and discover the Flinders ...

These little critters have been scurrying through our woodland canopies for around 10,000 years. Their decline in the face of grey squirrel dominance is well documented, although the reds aren’t as ...