Among nomadic tribes, owning a flock of cows was not the only symbol of wealth. Authentic African art and African wooden headrests and neck rests are often additional, supportive indices of status.

Powerful and majestic, the king of the beasts has no natural predators. But unthinkably, African lion numbers have plummeted by over 40% in the last three generations, due to loss of living space and ...

They are often disparaged as ugly, sly and cruel scavengers but for South African artist Hannelie Coetzee, hyenas are symbols ...