Africa Geographic’s science editor Tim Jackson answers your questions about wildlife. Send yours to leni@africageographic.com and you could win one of Struik Nature’s books on African flora and fauna! Question: We have observed male nyalas moving in slow motion, carefully lifting one foot and just as carefully setting it down again, as if they were …

What is the function, if any, of a hornbill’s casque?
Africa Geographic’s science editor Tim Jackson answers your questions about wildlife. Send yours to leni@africageographic.com and you could win one of Struik Nature’s books on African flora and fauna! Question: What is the function, if any, of a hornbill’s casque? Kian Kista, via e-mail Answer: Now that’s a topic of much debate, and there is …

Africa’s Animal Q&A
Africa Geographic’s science editor Tim Jackson answers your questions about wildlife. Send yours to leni@africageographic.com and you could win a pair of Lynx binoculars! Question: Cuckoos are well known for laying their eggs in the nests of other species and leaving the chicks to be raised by the host birds. But do any cuckoos build …

Africa’s Animal Q&A
Africa Geographic’s science editor Tim Jackson answers your questions about wildlife. Send yours to leni@africageographic.com and you could win a pair of Lynx binoculars! Question: Is it true that oxpeckers do not land (or forage) on elephants? If so, is it because there are no ticks on elephants? Justin Cohen, Gauteng, South Africa Answer: I’ve never seen an oxpecker …

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Africa’s Animal Q&A
Africa Geographic’s science editor Tim Jackson answers your questions about wildlife. Send yours to leni@africageographic.com and you could win a pair of Lynx binoculars! Q: If an impala, say, dies of natural causes like a disease, will the big cats, especially lions, still regard it as normal prey and eat it? Mike Eagar, via e-mail A: Bottom line, yes! …
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