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Nature
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Behold: The World’s First Elephant Selfie [Image]
04 Jun 2014 by chelsea / No Comments
Oh, the selfie generation. What happened to posing while some odd stranger awkwardly takes a photo of you pulling a peace sign? Are animals also in on this now?
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Well Done, Humans – We’re Heading For A ‘Sixth Great Extinction’
30 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We humans are such narcissists sometimes a mass extinction might be what we deserve.
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Caught on camera: Mama bear rescues cub from highway
21 May 2014 by chelsea / No Comments
Caught on camera by a Mr. Ricky Forbes, while driving through Kootenay National Park on Saturday afternoon, here we see the incredible rescue of baby bear by mama bear.
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Headcam Captures Moment Scuba Diver Fights Off Shark With Speargun [VIDEO]
19 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Jimmy Roseman decided to go scuba diving one afternoon and ended his experience of under-water revelry having to kill a Great White Shark with a harpoon gun to save himself from the worst afternoon ever.
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RADvertising – Animals Taking Selfies – National Geographic Campaign Is Beyond Awesome
16 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Trust National Geographic to do something incredible with an advertising campaign. Utilising the ‘seflie’ trend in their message is beyond genius.
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No-Brainer: Seven Nights In Zanzibar (Incl. Flights) For R8,750
09 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Okay, so this is one of those one-in-a-million deals that get our hearts racing just a little faster. It’s the real deal guys – so everyone keep calm, and read on. Today we have found out how you could be flying to Zanzibar for R8750 for a 7 night stay in Amaan Bungalows in the Nungwi […]
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Woman Swims Naked With Sharks [VIDEO]
29 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Lesley Rochat is a shark conservationist. You’ll know by now that conservationists are constantly pulling stunts to draw attention to their various causes. You’ll also know by now that sex sells. Lesley also knows this, so she went swimming sans swimming suit with sharks, and recorded it. Best part! It happened in Durban.
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This Is What Drunk Elephants Look Like [Gallery]
23 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the purpose of simply putting a smile on your collective dials, we thought we would show you what drunk elephants look like. Recently at the Singita Kruger National Park, a group of young elephants were seen stumbling and collapsing amongst each other in a seemingly drunken stupor. Apparently, when the fermented fruit of the […]
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This Is Why Earth Is Beyond Beautiful [GALLERY]
14 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Sometimes we all get so wrapped-up in the cacoon of our hum-drum lives that we forget about just how incredible our planet really is. For most of us living amongst the greyness of the average city-scape, we tend to focus on our first-world problems and forget about the sheer magnificence which is the natural beauty of our home.
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Kirstenbosch Are About To Complete This Radical Treetop Walkway [GALLERY]
13 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Usually visitors of Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens are inclined to have a nice picnic or take a casual stroll between the flora. But a new Treetop Walkway in South Africa’s favourite botanical garden may attract those with the spirit of Tarzan. Still under construction, the walkway – nicknamed the ‘boomslang’ – will open to the public in April.
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Close Call: Giant Boulder Comes Within Inches Of Squishing Farm House [PIC]
03 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Residents of a farmhouse in Ronchi di Termeno, Italy, narrowly avoided being turned into mincemeat by two massive boulders. One of the little guys rolled straight through their pastures and into the barn, whilst the other one dry-humped the exterior of the house.
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Camera Trap Nails Shots Of The Incredibly Rare Snow Leopard [PHOTOS]
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Due to its inhospitable habitat and minuscule population, the Snow Leopard rarely gets photographed. National Geographic published the first ever photo taken of the animal in the wild as recently as the 1970s – and only a handful of people have had any luck ever since.
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Enjoy This Stunning Footage Of The Serengeti Shot With A Drone [VIDEO]
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Film maker Will Burrard-Lucas shot this stunning footage of the flora and fauna of the Serengeti with his “BeetleCopter” drone. Just rest your eyes for a while and give that TPS report a skip.
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Gigantic Sperm Whale Falls From Crane – Explodes [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Remember when we last posted a story about an exploding whale? Well get out your sick-bags ‘cos we’ve got another one for you.
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YASSIS: Kruger Elephant Rolls Tourist Vehicle [VIDEO]
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Filmed on the s65 near Skukuza in the Kruger National Park, footage emerged today of an elephant charging and rolling the vehicle of two tourists. The British teacher and his partner were injured, but survived.
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Obviously A Tiger Fish Lept From The Water To Eat A Bird [VIDEO]
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
African swallows have a habit of flying close to the surface of a large body of water for the sake of snapping up insects that may be rising from or landing on said body of water. Consequently, tiger fish have the habit of leaping from said body of water to devour the swallow in a deadly union of flight.
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Whoah! Elusive Giant Squid Captured – And It’s Mindblowing [VIDEO]
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Last weekend, Shigenori Goto became the latest fisherman to mistakenly haul up a very rare giant squid in his fishing nets.
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Preacher Makes Followers Eat Grass To Get “Closer To God”
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Pastor Lesego Daniel is known for his, shall we say, ‘experimental’ teachings. He reinforced this perception a few days ago when he ordered his congregation to drop to the floor and eat grass, in a bid to get “closer to God”.
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Photos Show Anne Hathaway Freaking Out As She Almost Drowns
10 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway was NOT ACTING when she was screaming for help in the ocean on Wednensday. Anne was clearly in distress, gulping water, waving her arms and shouting for help after getting stuck in a rip current. The 31-year-old actress got caught in the strong waves while swimming off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii on Wednesday where she was on holiday with her husband, Adam Shulman.
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100,000 Dead Bats Fall From The Sky In Australia [VIDEO]
10 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In what looks like a scene straight from ‘The Walking Dead’, a heatwave in Queensland, Australia is so severe that it’s killed over 100,000 bats. Killed them DEAD.
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Check Out These Pics Of The Niagara Falls FROZEN [GALLERY]
10 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The record-breaking winter chill in America has swept over Niagra Falls, almost stopping it completely in its tracks.
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They’ve Just Worked How Long Great White Sharks Live
09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s a tricky task, trying to figure out precisely how old a shark is. It has mystified marine biologists for decades – and it was just a matter of time before we developed tech that’s good enough to give us accurate results. That time only happened quite recently.
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These Freezing Pictures From The US Will Blow Your Mind [GALLERY]
08 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The frigid conditions in the US are no longer a laughing matter, as cold air that was trapped in the Canadian arctic continues to spread across America, freezing whole cities in its wake.
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Man Reckons He Killed Bigfoot – Releases Photos
07 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
An American hunter, Rick Dyer, has recently claimed that he shot and killed bigfoot, and he is now now planning on taking it “on a tour” of the States.
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Insane Footage Shows Buffalo Tossing Lion Into The Air [VIDEO]
18 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Well, this was a bad day at the office. Amateur photographer, Ian Matheson shot this extraordinary footage during an early morning game drive in the Mjejane Reserve in Mpumalanga.
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Check Out The Mandela Laser Display They Did On Table Mountain [PIC]
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Tata Madiba is being honoured by the Western Cape provincial government with laser projections that will be shone onto Table Mountain this week.
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The Dead Sea Is Drying Up And This Is How They Plan To Fill It Up Again
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The River Jordan is being dried up for use in irrigation, which has led the Dead Sea’s water levels to drop by about a metre every 12 months. The middle-eastern nations have reacted quickly, and signed an agreement that might just bring the Dead Sea back.
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Attention Truffle Fans – You Can Adopt A Truffle Tree In France Now
09 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Truffles are the diamonds of cuisine – exquisite, much desired worldwide, and hard to come by. Which makes adopting your very own truffle tree a fairly epic prospect.
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SCIENCE: Crickets Sound Like People Singing When You Slow Down The Playback [VIDEO]
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You’ll never guess what humans and crickets have in common – and it’s either amazing or completely terrifying. Composer Jim Wilson recorded crickets, slowed down the track and produced what sounds like human voices singing.
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This Is Where The Power Logo On Your Device Comes From [PICS]
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You see and use these symbols every day – but do you have any idea where they come from? Believe it or now, many of the UI symbols that have become second nature to us actually have a meaning derived from nature, history, and psychology. Some of these symbols were specifically designed with the user […]
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