The okapi tongue is incredible - it extends a foot beyond its snout. Read on to find out how it uses it to reach leaves high on trees.

Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma after the M23 rebels say they captured the major city in eastern Congo last week GOMA, Congo -- Hundreds of wounded people ...

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military ...

where they move with a grace that belies their immense strength. The Congo Basin, a vast stretch of tropical forest, represents the heartland of their territory. It is here that enthusiasts and ...

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week Goma, Congo -- Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on ...

They are the most potent of the more than 100 armed groups vying for control in Congo’s mineral-rich east, which holds vast deposits critical to much of the world’s technology. Unlike in 2012 ...

Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of a weak army in disarray, or cross into ...

26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic ...

Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, confirmed the group moved into Nyabibwe. "They attacked us and we defended ourselves," he told Reuters.

They dwell in trees where they mostly hang on branches upside down using their feet. This trait lets them eat using their hands even while In the trees. Though they are generally calm animals, they ...

Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze, convinced she was about to encounter something out of legend: a mokele-mbembe, Congo ... large animals, they’re suddenly ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called ...