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Nature
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ActionSA Says City Of Cape Town Is “Killing Businesses And Jobs” By Not Addressing Marine Pollution
14 May 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
At least ActionSA is causing k*k in the right direction – at those in charge, not in the ocean.
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In Case You Missed The Southern Lights Show On Full Display Over Parts Of South Africa On Friday [Images]
13 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Night skies were lit up by these bright colour lights in locations where they don’t normally shine as a severe solar storm supercharged the phenomenon.
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Steve Irwin’s Son Robert Shares Footage Of His Amusing Encounter With A ‘Home-Intruder’ In South Africa [Video]
10 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“This is why you lock your doors in South Africa…😂”, he captioned the post, not fully realising that he was actually pretty lucky to have received this particular end of the crime bargain in the country.
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So, Two Puff Adders Were Spotted Doing The Dirty Inside A Family Home Laundry Near Mossel Bay [Video]
08 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Renowned reptile handler Tyrone Ping said witnessing snakes mating in the wild was “incredibly rare” and “quite extraordinary”.
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Global Ranking Of World’s Best Beaches That Goes ‘Beyond The Conventional’ Puts A Cape Town Beach In Second Place
08 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A London-based start-up said its Golden Beach Award 2024, “goes beyond the conventional” charting of the world’s best beaches where places are picked purely for their aesthetics.
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Scary Moment An Enraged Hippo Chased Down And Attacked A Passing Boat [Video]
07 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The charging hippo attacked a boat full of tourists by repeatedly biting on its outboard motor with its massive jaws.
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Table Mountain National Park Still Has Fire Hot Spots, Runner Gets Caught In Smoke [Video]
03 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Hiking trails along Table Mountain remain closed due to the fire burning high up on the slopes.
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Italy Bans Puppy Yoga On Animal Welfare Grounds
03 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“This type of activity is detrimental to the dogs’ wellbeing and only brings financial advantages to those who run the classes.”
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500 Baby Sea Turtles Washed Ashore During South Africa’s Big Storm, Bringing Bad News About The State Of The Ocean
03 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The little turtles are mostly endangered loggerheads and should be cruising the ocean, but instead found themselves washed up in the hoards on the wrong beach.
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The Hysterical Moment Two Frisky Lions Decided To Bonk On Top Of A Safari Jeep [Video]
02 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Does this qualify as ‘wild sex’?
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A Gauteng Customer Tried To Open An Absa Bank Account With A Live Barn Owl
02 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The customer must have walked straight out of some bygone bartering era only to be shocked that we’re living in a time of bank cards and Bitcoin.
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Watch This Terrifying Tornado Destroy Nearly Everything In Its Path [Video]
30 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A string of twisters that wreaked havoc across Nebraska on April 26 shows just how terrifying they can become.
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Did You See The Intense Day-Time Lightning On Saturday? [Images]
29 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
TMNP cautioned hikers and runners to avoid some areas within the Table Mountain National Park area affected by the fires caused by the lightning from Saturday.
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Shocking Killing Spree As Honey Badger Attacks 11 Penguins At De Hoop Nature Reserve
19 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The plight of the African penguins in and around Cape Town continues.
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Dubai Is Drowning After A Year’s Worth Of Rain Falls In One Day [Video]
17 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nearly 100 mm of rain fell in just 12 hours on Tuesday, partly thanks to the UAE’s cloud seeding operations.
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Folks Joined Hands For A Greener Tomorrow At The Lush And Lively Reforest Fest 2024
15 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Our friends at Greenpop hosted their 13th annual tree planting and environmental awareness event, Reforest Fest, at Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat this past Easter weekend.
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An Escaped Hippo Roamed Grassy Park Streets This Weekend [Video]
15 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Locals were reported to be ‘delighted’ by the sight.
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Incredibly Rare Video Shows A Pod Of Orcas And Sperm Whales Sparing In The Sea
10 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
According to a marine biologist who witnessed the battle, it was an extremely rare sight as these animals tend to leave each other alone.
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Trucks Blowing Off Bridges, Roofs Flying, Trees Breaking – All The Damage From This Weekend’s Wild Weather [Videos]
08 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A couple of vehicles, including trucks, were launched off the N1 bridge just before the Huguenot Tunnel outside Paarl, roofs split and shattered in the wind blowing over Gordon’s Bay, while trees broke and debris was flung into the roads all over the rest of the Western Cape this weekend.
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Taiwan’s Strongest Earthquake In 25 Years Did Some Serious Damage [Videos]
04 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The biggest earthquake in Taiwan in at least 25 years managed to take nine lives on Wednesday and injure more than 900 people.
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Elephant Captured Flipping Safari Vehicle With One Tourist Fatally Injured [Video]
03 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A once-in-a-lifetime safari experience ended tragically in Kafue National Park recently.
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Snake Catcher Worked All Night To Get This Massive Python Out Of A Port Edward Home [Images]
25 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The lady of the home has had a couple of python visitors in the past and one once got a hold of one of her beloved Yorkies.
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“We’re Getting Torrential Downpours Of Droppings” – UK Village Laments Invasion Of Starlings
20 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Ever since the birds started swarming the village a couple of weeks ago, they’ve created an immense mess, coating entire cars and homes in their poop.
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Watch This Angry Elephant Lift A Safari Jeep With Its Tusks In Pilanesberg National Park While The People Inside Cower Down [Video]
20 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A video shows a charging bull elephant in the Pilanesberg National Park as it lifts the safari jeep with tourists inside cowering behind their seats.
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Young Lions Traumatised By The Ukrainian War Find Some Peace At South African Cat Sanctuary
13 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Two lion brothers have finally found a new home in South Africa after being caught up in the human war in Ukraine.
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Amazing Footage Captures Young Maharashtra Boy Calmly Locking A Leopard In A Room [Video]
13 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s not every day that you’re casually scrolling through your phone and a leopard walks into the room.
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France’s Obsession With Frog Legs Is Driving An Asian Frog Species To Extinction
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
More than 500 experts from research, veterinary and conservation groups have called on the French president to “end the overexploitation of frogs” and afford the most traded species better protections.
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We Can Thank An Obsessed Insect Hunter For Daylight Savings
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Not one to let his insect-hunting be curtailed by working hours, Hudson proposed a solution: shift the clocks back two hours during summer months.
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South Africa Is Planning An Epic R450 Million Mouse Hunt On A Remote Island
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Mice might force 19 of the 28 species of breeding seabirds on the island into local extinction over the next 30 years.
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Why This South African Succulent Is A “Miracle Plant”
08 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This amazing plant creates “forest-like micro-environments”, a ‘carpet’ of leaves that trap water and dust and nutrients, as well as carbon.
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