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Environment
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Woolies Finally Doing Something About Their Plastic Packaging Mess
06 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Plastic pollution is wreaking havoc here at home, so it’s good to see that Woolworths are stepping up to the plate.
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Heartbreaking Story Behind That Limpopo Park’s Lion And Tiger Poisoning [Video]
05 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
The owners of a predator park in Limpopo woke up one morning to find four of their big cats had been poisoned, and the losses have left them devastated.
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Whale Dies With 8kg Of Plastic Inside Its Body [Video]
04 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Plastic pollution has claimed another victim – a whale that had been feeding in a canal in Thailand. The contents of its stomach are sickening.
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Radical Footage Shows Meteorite Touching Down On SA / Botswana Border [Videos]
04 Jun 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I love a good meteorite sighting, and over the weekend many reported seeing a blinding light shoot through the sky. Luckily, there’s footage.
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Internet Goes Nuts For Video Of Crayfish Sacrificing Claw To Escape Boiling Soup
04 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Everyone is going crazy over this brave crayfish, after its hardcore attempt to escape a boiling, soupy death was captured on video.
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Spare A Thought For These 10 Animals On The Brink Of Extinction
31 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Human intervention has led these poor animals to the brink of extinction. Ever heard of a vaquita? Me neither, but there are only 12 of them left on the planet.
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Even Google Translate Is Taking The Piss Out Of Flat-Earthers
29 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 1 Comment
A secret Easter egg has been uncovered on Google Translate that’s leaving us in stitches, and flat-earthers right around the world shook.
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Just A Buffalo Tossing A Lion Around Like Nobody’s Business [Video]
29 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
An overprotective buffalo and a young lion had an odd interaction over a water monitor at Kruger National Park, and there was only ever going to be one winner.
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So Here’s A Home Being Consumed By Lava [Video]
28 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
This poor house was just one of many homes being swallowed up by the lava flow in Hawaii, and a resident managed to capture it all unfolding.
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Eagle Versus Fox Versus Rabbit [Video]
25 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nature has a very specific pecking order, and sometimes that plays out in very dramatic fashion. This one is quite the tussle.
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Bad News On The Giant Salamander Front, Friends [Video]
22 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
This adorable Chinese giant salamander faces the threat of extinction. Of course humans are to blame, because we really are the worst.
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Guys, Spare A Thought For The Endangered Cape Mountain Zebra [Video]
15 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
The Cape Mountain Zebra beat the odds to avoid extinction once before, but now their very existence is being threatened again.
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Here’s That Cheetah Attack Everyone Is Talking About [Video]
14 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A French family at a safari park didn’t quite get the memo about cheetahs being dangerous, which resulted in a terrified mother / cat showdown.
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Falling Rocks Kill Table Mountain Hiker
14 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
A tragic incident on the famous landmark has resulted in one hiker dying, and a number of others sustaining injuries.
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The Tech Required To Stop Poaching Is Getting Ridiculous
10 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
A private game reserve the size of Pretoria is working hard to protect endangered animals. Seriously, their security upgrades are nothing to sneeze at.
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Man’s Garden Completely Destroyed By Lava [Video]
10 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Imagine coming home to find volcanic lava erupting at the end of your garden. That’s exactly what happened to this man in Hawaii.
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Insane Videos Of The Volcano And Lava In Hawaii
08 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Brave onlookers are putting their lives on the line to capture incredible videos and images of the volcano eruption and lava flow that’s wreaking havoc in Hawaii.
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Mohair SA Emailed Us About That Goat Abuse Story
08 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we covered the story about the abuse of goats taking place on certain farms around the country. Cue this email to our inbox.
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Hilarious ‘Planet Earth’ Parody Uncovers What Animals Are Really Thinking [Video]
07 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
This ‘Planet Earth’ parody reads way too much into animal behaviour than it should, and for that we are thankful.
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Giraffe Called Gerald Kills Man With Headbutt In Hartbeespoort
07 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tragedy struck last week just outside of Jozi, with a 47-year-old man dying after a giraffe struck him with its head.
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Zara / H&M Shock As SA Mohair Linked To Animal Cruelty
07 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 7 Comments
Fashion giants H&M and Gap are banning the use of mohair, after publishing allegations of animal cruelty that’s taking place right here in South Africa.
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Read This Before You Celebrate Cape Town’s Recent Rainfall
03 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Cape Town residents breathed a collective sigh of relief when Day Zero was avoided, but don’t get too carried away with celebrating our recent rainfall just yet.
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The UK’s Flat Earth Convention Looked Like A Really Good Time
03 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
While we were busy enjoying our long weekend, more than 200 flat earthers revelled in each other’s company at the first convention of its kind in Britain.
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That ‘Iceberg To Stop Cape Town’s Day Zero’ Theory Has Landed Up On CNN
02 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
In the midst of a devastating drought, the city of Cape Town is scrambling for solutions. A salvage expert’s response? Just add ice.
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Horrific Footage Of Lion Attacking Private Game Reserve Owner In Limpopo [Video]
02 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The owner of a private game reserve in Limpopo narrowly escaped death after being mauled by one of his lions. The footage is pretty full on.
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Dead Whales Keep Washing Up In Mossel Bay
25 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After three Bryde’s whales washed up dead on the shores surrounding Mossel Bay, the Department of Environmental Affairs started looking for answers.
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Chameleon Gives Up On Life And Becomes Mamba Snack [Video]
25 Apr 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chameleons are masters of blending in, but this poor chap in the Kruger National Park seems to have thrown in the towel.
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20-Year-Old Shark Attack Survivor Is Either Very Lucky Or Very Unlucky
23 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As a Colorado man paddled out to the back line, a tiger shark decided to try its luck. Turns out that’s not the first time he has had to deal with a deadly animal.
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Massive Rain In Cape Town Today – Starting After Lunch
23 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Capetonians, it appears your rain dances have worked. Two cold fronts are expected to hit the peninsula this week, bringing buckets of rain for us to stomp in.
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Luxembourg’s Latest Money-Making Mission Involves Mining Asteroids In Space
20 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Luxembourg might not register in your mind, but the country has massive dreams that involve becoming trillionaires from asteroid mining.
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