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Animals
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Scientists Share Surprising Theories About Which Species Would “Rebuild Civilisation” If Humans Get Wiped Out
15 Nov 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
My Octopus Teacher? Well, scientists are suggesting that ‘my octopus empire’ may be more fitting, come the apocalypse.
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French Woman Allegedly Throws Dog Off OR Tambo Balcony, Now Under Medical Care: Police Confirm
11 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
In a strange incident at OR Tambo International Airport, a French woman allegedly threw her dog over a third-floor balcony in the early hours of Friday morning.
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Wild Drama Unfolds At Mpumalanga University Campus As Two Wildebeest Die After Falling From Elevated Area [Video]
08 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The wild animals, seemingly driven by sheer instinct, charged across the campus grounds until the rampage took a tragic turn.
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Kruger National Park Mourn ‘Ben’ After Anti-Poacher K9 Killed By Crocodile
05 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Ben was conducting an exercise with his handler, which he had partnered with for eight years when he was attacked while quenching his thirst at a riverbank.
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Cape Town Swimmers Urged To Stick To Safe Beaches After Two Marine Animal Bites Rock The Coast
28 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Cape Town beachgoers have been urged to keep to lifeguard-protected beaches after two separate biting incidents this past Saturday.
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They’re Trying To Decide What To Do With Knysna’s Last Remaining Elephant, Strangefoot
21 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
In the depths of Garden Route National Park, Strangefoot, the last known survivor of the iconic Knysna forest elephant herd, confronts an uncertain future as conservationists and locals grapple with the dilemma.
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Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds To Migrate With Microlights
17 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Normally, parents would accompany the birds on their first migration to show them the path. However, the birds’ knowledge of their flight path has mostly been forgotten because the species has been hunted almost to extinction.
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Fitch & Leedes Is On A Mission To Inspire Saffas To Become Penguin Protectors With SANCCOB
09 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
In a world where environmental challenges are ever-present, community engagement and education are pivotal forces for driving change. That’s why Fitch & Leedes has put its brand behind this meaningful cause.
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Senseless Killing Of Seals Suspected To Have Rabies Needs To Stop
07 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Hout Bay Seal Rescue Centre (HBSRC) denounces attacks on seals after yet another one of the animals was brutally killed allegedly by people who thought it was infected with rabies.
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First Ever Black Springbokkie Welcomed By George Golf Estate [Video]
07 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“This lady has some explaining to do” one person commented on a photo that The Kingswood Golf Estate posted of a baby springbok that had just been born.
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Film Director Peter Jackson Donates $10 Million To Help Bring Back The Dodo
04 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Jackson joins a group of celebrity investors who have now already contributed a total of $235 million to help Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences bring back the extinct creatures.
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Montana Man To Be Sentenced For Cloning Giant Sheep To Be Bred For Captive Trophy Hunts
30 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A farmer has been caught illegally breeding ‘massive’ mutant sheep to sell to private hunting reserves for up to R170,000, a court in Montana heard.
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Stay Away From The Sea Animals – Authorities Confirm Rabies In 24 Cape Fur Seals
27 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Given that this is the first documented rabies infection in a marine mammal population, there remain many uncertainties, said the city, ahead of World Rabies Day on Saturday.
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Pretoria Resident’s Shocking WhatsApp Sale Of Lion Cubs Under Investigation By Animal Welfare
23 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Reports suggest that the individual was marketing these majestic wild animals on a WhatsApp group, seeking a cool R35,000 for each cub.
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How The Longest-Living Mammal Was Found With 1880s-Era Harpoon In Its Side
20 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Imagine walking around with a thorn in your foot for over a century.
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Everyone Is Obsessed With Adorable Thailand Baby Hippo Who Looks Permanently Petrified [Images+Videos]
13 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“She’s an icon, She’s a legend, and she is the moment.”
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Scientists Use Ingredient Found In Doritos To Turn Mouse’s Skin Transparent
09 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The capacity to briefly make skin translucent could offer a variety of benefits in biology, diagnostics and even cosmetics.
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Hazyview Locals Block Efforts To Get Six Escaped Elephants Back Into Kruger National Park
05 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Community members in the Mkhuhlu area near Hazyview have been asked not to attempt to kill the animals as the authorities try to get them back into the confines of the park.
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The Beloved Russian Celebrity ‘Spy’ Whale Has Died Under Mysterious Circumstances
03 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This white beluga whale, frequently seen gliding along Norway’s coast since its initial sighting in April 2019, became an instant sensation.
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Namibia Plans To Cull 700 Animals To Feed People Affected By Severe Drought
30 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Almost no rain combined with scorching temperatures has led to shrivelled crops and soaring levels of hunger for tens of millions of people in the Southern Africa region. What else is a desert nation rich in wildlife to do?
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Sink Your Teeth Into The Highly Commended Images From The Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2024 Awards
29 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A frosted deer, lions in storms, competitive bees and a mid-air stout are just a few of the breathtaking images to feature in the 60th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
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Sexually Frustrated Dolphin Blamed For Attacking People In Japan
29 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A very lonesome and lusty bottlenose dolphin in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture is being blamed for a spate of dolphin attacks on swimmers in the area.
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Port Alfred Seals Have Had A Rough Time, Stranded And Mauled By Dogs
27 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
An urgent call has again been made for dog owners to keep their animals on leashes on the beach.
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Some Of The Astonishing Images From The Ocean Photographer Of The Year 2024 Competition
23 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Explore the awe-inspiring beauty and delicate fragility of our blue planet through a stunning collection of photos from this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year shortlist.
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Skukuza Golf Club Members Treated To Incredible Feeding Frenzy Right In Front Of Them [Video]
22 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Two lions with their catch, a croc trying its luck, and four cheeky scavengers turned a regular day on the greens at Skukuza Golf Club into a proper jol for the golfers.
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One Of South Africa’s Last Zoo Elephant Freed: A Wild Return After 40 Years In Captivity
22 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Everyone working on the years-long campaign to free Pretoria Zoo’s last elephant, Charlie, can heave a massive sigh of relief as the old animal is finally back in the wild.
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Best Tackle Ever – Percy Montgomery Maintains Legend Status By Saving Stranded Baby Dolphin [Video]
19 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Former Springbok fullback Percy Montgomery saved a baby dolphin that had been stranded on the beach in Arniston in the Western Cape over the weekend.
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Uproar Over Lack Of Action Taken Against Driver Bumping Into Lioness In Kruger Park Traffic Snarl [Video]
14 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The video depicts the driver nudging a lioness with their vehicle in an attempt to manoeuvre through the traffic of cars that were observing a pride of lions.
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Watch Critical Moment Dog Started House Fire After Chewing Into Portable Phone Battery [Video]
08 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The public is urged to exercise caution with lithium-ion batteries, including storing them out of reach of children and pets.
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Kommetjie Residents Condemned For “Aggressive And Unlawful” Attack On Baboon Troop Sunday Night
05 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has condemned some Kommetjie community members for an attack on a local baboon troop on the evening of Sunday, 4 August 2024.
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