As the joke goes, the drop in temperature is from bar fridges across the country turning on, in honour of alcohol sales resuming today.
Earlier this month, a German nudist got a little too close to nature for comfort, when a wild boar snatched his laptop bag and bolted.
Filmed at Ngwenya Lodge, which borders Kruger National Park, it all started when the crocodile laid her eggs in the soft riverbank sand.
‘My Octopus Teacher’ tells the incredible story of a man who, through his time diving with a curious young octopus off the Cape coast, underwent a transformative experience.
For a show that aired during the ongoing Shark Week, Iron Mike traded the ring for a wetsuit and went swimming with sharks.
Shark Week has been dubbed “Discovery’s Super Bowl”, and after 32 years, viewership is stronger than ever.
If you’re spending a year studying life on a remote island, you’re going to need some excellent coffee to keep you going.
Renowned South African photographer Chris Fallows spent countless hours bobbing in the water near Seal Island, before snapping this incredible image.
Despite the fact that a cheetah was busy gnawing on its hindquarters, props to this impala for refusing to go down without a good fight.
The SPCA is lobbying to have two white tiger cubs moved to a safe sanctuary, from the backyard of a home in Houghton.
On Tuesday, tragedy struck in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, after an explosion rocked the city in the early evening. This bride will never forget her wedding shoot.
Royal reporters are thrilled to announce that after years of uncertainty, they’ve figured out the name of Meghan and Harry’s dog.
A man’s best intentions went up in flames after he tried to create a romantic environment in which to propose to his girlfriend.
Tragedy struck yesterday in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, with at least 78 people killed, and more than 4 000 wounded, after an explosion rocked the city in the early evening.
Yesterday, residents of Klipgat were surprised to find a leopard prowling the streets. Thankfully, neither the leopard nor any residents were harmed.
Experts have been baffled by the mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of at least 350 elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.
Highly trained hounds have proven extremely effective in sniffing out the COVID-19 virus.
Researchers have developed a tiny wireless steerable camera that can be fitted to an insect – in this case, a beetle – which then streams video to a smartphone.
Famed aquanaut Fabien Cousteau is raising funds to build a high-tech underwater habitat.
Scientists will spend the next few days putting 120 Knysna dwarf chameleons through their paces, during speed and endurance challenges that they refer to as the ‘Chameleon Olympics’.
Animal-assisted therapy is proving effective in treating people who struggle with mental illness.
Honey badgers aren’t known to take defeat lying down, but even the most fiercely independent of animals may occasionally need a helping hand.
An unsuspecting impala delivered itself on a plate to three waiting cheetahs, although this encounter did have a plot twist at the end.
Let’s be brutally honest, here – that face doesn’t exactly scream ‘lifesaver’, but the humble llama could prove to be just that.
Trees have been blown over, roofs have been ripped from buildings, and anybody who parked their car along the Sea Point coastline may want to move it unless they fancy a complete foam coating free of charge.
The internet is divided over an incredible photo snapped by photographer Sarosh Lodhi in Kenya.
Scientists took a closer look at the boiling hot plumes of seawater shooting out of hydrothermal vents.
Scientists have come up with an ingenious solution to the ethical problem of keeping dolphins in captivity.
Gale force winds in the Western Cape yesterday were so strong that eve massive trucks couldn’t withstand them.
When marine biologists analysed the body of the 3,6-metre female shark, they found the telltale signs of killer whale, or orca, predation.