A surfer in New South Wales owes a debt of gratitude to drone operator Christopher Joye, who spotted a shark that may have been looking for its next meal.
Not everyone can make it to Kruger to scratch their Big Five itch, but this gem is only a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Cape Town.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you deserve more great pictures of animals being hilarious in your life.
The Shark Spotters research team have no confirmed sightings of a great white this year, and shark cage diving eco-tourism operators who frequent False Bay’s Seal Island have been just as unsuccessful.
We like to feature photographs from around the world, but these 10 ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ finalists are pretty special.
We sometimes assume that dumping a handful of pellets in a bowl will sort out the nutritional needs of our fur babies, but their ideal dietary requirements are a bit more complicated.
64-year-old tourist Krishna Tummalapalli was staying at the Shishangeni Lodge in early June, and captured this remarkable showdown at a waterhole.
Boris Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, have adopted a 15-week-old puppy who’ll live with them at 10 Downing Street.
Some of the birds featured in the winning photos from this year’s ‘Bird Photographer of the Year’ competition can be seen in Cape Town. Not that pelican, though.
In around eight months a floating sheet of pumice rocks, called a raft, is expected to hit Australian shores.
The Shark Spotters programme has a good handle on how many great white sharks are in the area, and the last 18 months paint a worrying picture.
Surfers are making a simple modification to their boards, in the hopes that it could ward off sharks.
Have a look around most community Facebook groups and you’ll see countless people complaining about dogs roaming around sans leash.
If you’re travelling in the US, you could find yourself sharing a plane with alligators and miniature horses.
You can expect to encounter a lot of things outside a KFC in South Africa, but a raging bull isn’t usually one of them.
Introducing the ‘zombie snail’, which is what happens when a parasite assumes complete control of its host body.
If you suffer from spheniscidaeaphobia (the fear of penguins), you might want to look away now.
The ‘Salmon Cannon’ is the equivalent of a waterslide for fish that takes them on the ride of their lives.
A Durban couple decided to call an expert when they spotted a monster of a snake trying to slither onto their property.
In April, an Israeli spacecraft crash-landed on the moon. Turns out this may have some interesting side effects.
As part of the ever-popular ‘Shark Week’, Gansbaai tour operator Marine Dynamics and some skilled drone operators captured incredible footage of sharks on the prowl.
27-year-old wildlife photographer Chase Dekker can be pretty chuffed with the photos he snapped on July 22 in Monterey Bay, California, whilst out on a whale-watching cruise.
Tourists at Yellowstone National Park were guilty of standing far too close to a bison, which didn’t take kindly to the attention.
When somebody calls you and tells you that there is a leopard in their laundry room, you can be excused for thinking that they’re a little confused.
Off the coast of Mexico, a criminal enterprise is using a type of fish bladder to launder money and run amok. These guys want to stop them.
A group of people fishing off the coast of Cape Cod got more than they bargained for while fishing for bass.
You can now go on safari from your living room with this live stream wildlife channel that tracks your favourite animals.
It’s been said that they don’t make cowboys like they used to, but this guy lassoing a cow whilst on horseback might disagree.
Snowball the sulphur-crested cockatoo isn’t your average avian, and researchers analysing his boogie say he has 14 distinct dance moves.
One of Namibia’s most beloved elephants has been killed by trophy hunters, and the circumstances behind his death don’t quite add up.