With the summer months rapidly approaching, would-be Plett travellers may be worried about enjoying a dip during their visits to the area.
Every time it floods in the US, and that happens relatively often, the same shark hoax is repurposed. This time is different.
Judges and outside observers have fallen in love with the ocean and all it contains thanks to 2 590 submissions to the competition this year.
At present, there are 12 shark-bite kits placed on Plett’s major beaches and WhatsApp groups have been set up to share news of sightings.
Sunday’s attack by a shark in Plettenberg Bay, which tragically claimed the life of Kimon “Kiki” Bisogno, is the second fatal shark attack in the area in the past three months and the third since 2011.
The kidnappers are holding the animals, aged between two and five, hostage and demanding a six-figure ransom.
A new scientific paper has shed light on some staggering ant facts, like the total population on Earth and how that compares to other species.
Orcas involved in the hunt use a technique called wave-washing, calculating the size of the wave they need to produce in order to acquire their next meal.
There’s a video doing the rounds at present, largely on WhatsApp, showing a pretty remarkable display of resolve from two guides.
The winning entries from the Drone Photo Awards 2022 are a testament to the technology’s capabilities.
We all know that dolphins are smart and enjoy sex similarly to humans, but this new information paints a far more interesting picture of these water dwellers.
Whether it’s baby animals playing silly buggers or adults being goofballs, the early entries for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards show the lighter side of nature.
34-year-old JC La Verde was swimming in Lake Thonotosassa, near Tampa, when the 12-foot (roughly 3,65-metre) alligator bit down on his torso and head.
It’s well-known that dogs release tears as an eye-cleaning mechanism, but it is the first time that a study has linked emotion to the release of tears in any non-human animal.
Researchers found a great white carcass in Hartenbos, Mossel Bay, on Sunday and evidence points to the involvement of the orca duo.
New research suggests the fabled shark could swallow an orca in just five bites and weigh as much as 10 adult elephants.
The title of ‘Good Boy’ must be bestowed upon a dog in Durban for chasing four would-be robbers off of its property.
Mpumalanga’s Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary released a heart-warming video of the baby popping out and promptly taking its first steps.
Nature TTL, one of the world’s leading nature photography resources, has announced the winners of its annual photography competition, from 8 000 entries across eight different categories.
The four-metre whale was first seen on Wednesday between Paris and the city of Rouen in Normandy with a few signs that it could be starving to death.
The article delved into two local gems, one on the whale coast and another at an inland world-class game reserve.
In order to try and overcome PTSD from a previous close encounter with a shark, Jimi Partington hopped inside a clear, polycarbonate box.
The University of Bath has declared that Nessie’s existence is “plausible” after finding that some plesiosaurs may have lived in freshwater.
Shark biologist Alison Towner called the footage “probably one of the most beautiful pieces of natural history ever filmed”.
A new study has found that dogs’ sense of smell and sense of vision are closely linked in their brains, which means that they can basically “see” with their noses.
Named after the Norse goddess of love and beauty, Freya, a real whopper of walrus, has been making a massive splash across social media.
Cows and bees kill more people every year than sharks do, and you’re more likely to die from fireworks and lightning. It never hurts to be prepared, though.
The aim of the competition is, most heart-warmingly, to raise awareness about animal welfare and the vital role that pets play in people’s lives.
In most of the videos, a 29-year-old farm caretaker and TikTok documentarian can be heard scolding the emu with the classic ring of “Emmanuel, don’t do it!”
The dogs we love may look freakin’ cute, but under the surface, those characteristics, or the inbreeding needed to create them, make for a host of high-risk health problems.