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Animals
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Adorable Little Gaia Is Really ‘The World’s Deadliest Cat’
07 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Just one Gaia can eat upwards of 3,000 rodents a year.
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SA Orca Duo Port And Starboard Are Blowing Scientists’ Minds Again – Lone Hunt Of Shark Filmed In Mossel Bay [Watch]
06 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Researchers were nearby to record the event, with one saying it was both “devastating and intensely powerful”.
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Now You’re Never Going To Stop Thinking About This Living Frog With A Mushroom Sprouting Out Of Its Body
01 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The frog is alive, AKA not decaying in death, and yet it has some fungi hitching a ride on its body. Obviously scientists are baffled.
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World’s Largest Anaconda Snake With ‘Human-Sized’ Head Found In Amazon [Video]
22 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The stunning serpent was found to measure 26 feet long (around 8 metres) with a weight of 440 lbs (200 kilograms) and a head as large as a human’s.
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SPCA Evicts Weird ‘Chicken Cult’ From Newlands Forest
20 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Onlookers seemed to think some weird chicken cult was preparing for a ‘religious animal ritual.’
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“Appalling And Deeply Concerning” Says NSPCA As Northern Cape School Offers ‘Shoot A Lion’ Fundraiser
19 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The animal welfare organisation condemned the ludicrous fundraising auction held by the little-known school in Jan Kempdorp, which offered a “lioness hunt” worth R40,000 as a prize.
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Graphic Video Shows Hunter Being Hurled In The Air By Buffalo In Eastern Cape [Watch]
16 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Graphic footage shows the moment a massive buffalo flipped a hunter into the air and punctured his leg while another hunter took daring shots at the horned creature.
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Invasive Redclaw Crayfish Are Moving Into Kruger National Park
15 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Africa has no native freshwater crayfish species, with the closest ecological equivalent being freshwater crabs.
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Pigeon Suspected Of Being Chinese Spy Released After Eight Months Detainment
02 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This might seem silly to some, but pigeons have been used in spying and combat throughout history.
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Baby Buffalo Shows An Elephant Who’s Boss In Adorable Kruger Park Sighting Video
02 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A courageous baby buffalo was caught on camera chasing a large elephant, proving that with enough confidence and conviction, tiny can be mighty.
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Even Hermit Crabs Are Turning Into Plastic, Choosing To Wear Bottle Caps Over Shells [Images]
01 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
All over the world, hermit crabs, who are naturally supposed to scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead.
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Rats and Mice Are Swarming The Ukrainian Trenches In A Gruesome Echo Of WWI
01 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The entire 1,000-kilometre front line has been under siege by the pests as they are lured by the stench of dead bodies and the limited warmth that the bunkers provide.
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Just Two Northern White Rhinos Are Left On Earth, But New IVF Breakthrough Could Save The Species [Video]
29 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Only two northern white rhinos remain on earth, both female. The last male, Sudan, died in 2018, leaving the rhino subspecies doomed to extinction.
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Mounting Concern For Penguins In Simon’s Town As SA Navy Prepares For ‘Underwater Explosive Exercise’
23 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The lack of transparency and communication about the exercise’s nature and necessity has disappointed residents, who are worried about the possible harm to endangered marine wildlife.
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Chicken Therapy Is Helping People Combat Isolation And Loneliness
15 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Chickens don’t just go really well with potato salad, they also offer therapeutic value, providing companionship, confidence, and a feeling of well-being.
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Incredible Drone Footage Shows Humpback Whales Creating A Fibonacci Spiral While Hunting [Video]
10 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Extraordinary drone footage taken by photographer Piet van den Bemd in Antarctica shows two humpback whales producing a bubble net in the shape of a perfect Fibonacci spiral.
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A 106-Year-Old Ship Is Retracing Darwin’s Footsteps To Boost Global Conservation
09 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Even though Charles Darwin sailed the HMS Beagle around the world nearly two centuries ago, his epic voyage is still inspiring young environmentalists today.
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Okay, So Scientists Have Discovered A Dolphin With Thumbs
14 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Scientists examining a unique society of mixed-species dolphins in Greece recently discovered a unique specimen with thumbs.
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Watch As A Mother Springbok Head-Butts An Eagle To Save Her Baby [Video]
12 Dec 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
As most of the rugby-playing nations in the world have come to realise by now, you don’t mess with a springbok.
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This Brazen Baboon Went Big, Crashing A Simon’s Town Year-End Party [Video]
08 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The primate was ready to party, boldly taking its share of food and munching as it went along from person to person, table to table.
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Choose Your Fav Wildlife Photographer Of The Year In The People’s Choice Awards
07 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“We invite the public to join the jury and vote for their favourite; whether breathtaking beauty or a powerful story, it’s sure to be a difficult decision!” said Dr Douglas Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum.
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Blind Mole With Supersonic Hearing Thought To Be Extinct Since 1936 Found In South Africa
07 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
In an extraordinary turn of events, the elusive De Winton’s golden mole, believed extinct for nearly 90 years, has been detected in South Africa.
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Kruger Park Tourists Were Delighted By Baby Elephant Deciding Whether Or Not To Charge At Them [Video]
06 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Everybody has been delighted by a baby elephant giving its best efforts as it charged towards a group of tourists in the Kruger National Park.
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The Tiny Miracle That Resulted In Huge Local Conservation Success
01 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
This Birding Big Day (Saturday), Shamwari TV celebrates the reintroduction of the red-billed oxpecker to the Eastern Cape.
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Tense Moment As Elephant Bull Wrecks Tree While Charging Head-First For Safari Jeep [Video]
29 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
While leading a safari tour through Welgevonden Game Reserve in Limpopo, Christiaan Swanepoel was suddenly faced with a massive male elephant dealing with this intense hormonal surge.
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Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino Calf Born In Indonesia Adds To Total Worldwide Population Of Fewer Than 50 [Video]
28 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
In Indonesia, the Sumatran rhino is legally protected but highly endangered, with only about 30 mature animals remaining.
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Mourn What We’ve Lost So That We Can Cherish What Remains At Cape Town’s Remembrance Day For Lost Species
24 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Join Extinction Rebellion for Remembrance Day for Lost Species this coming Thursday, which is about holding space for all species – from the charismatic to the unspectacular; for remembering what we have lost so that we might cherish and protect those that remain.
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Adorable Sheepdog In Training Tried To Herd A Giant Sheep Statue [Video]
24 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The confused moment a hard-working border collie attempted to herd a giant sheep statue after thinking it was part of her flock is enthralling the internet.
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A Mysterious Respiratory Illness Is Affecting Dogs All Across The US [Video]
21 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The sickness, and how it spreads, is a mystery.
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The SPCA Takes Action To Free The Seals From Their ‘Handlers’ At The Hout Bay Harbour
17 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
If you’ve snapped a picture with the seals at Cape Town’s Hout Bay harbour, consider yourself called out.
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