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Environment
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The Hunt For The Knysna Fire Starter Is Underway
16 Aug 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new forensic report on the Knysna fires has been released to the media, and it looks like someone out there is going to be hot under the collar.
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Tinder Has Bad News For Those Who Love Posing With Big Cats
08 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Rocking a picture looking all hardcore next to a sizeable feline for your Tinder profile? Keep it up and those matches might be drying up soon.
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Remember The Air Canada Plane That Almost Caused The World’s Greatest Aviation Disaster? Here Are The Pics
04 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Nearly causing the greatest aviation disaster in history, here is the latest on what happened that near-fateful evening. Talk about a close shave.
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Water Shortages In Other Regions Around The World Tend To End Very Badly
02 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A number of regions of the world are experiencing serious drought and water shortages, and it’s a scary reminder of how we need to pull our socks up.
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This ‘Panda Cruelty’ Video Is Dividing Opinions
28 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A video of two members of staff from China’s most well-known panda breeding centre has gone viral, with the pair seen “dragging and throwing” the cubs.
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A Quick Look At What Goes Into Building Africa’s First Solar Power Tower Plant
26 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The first of its kind in Africa, the Khi Solar One solar power tower plant required 335 metric tonnes of cargo to be imported. This is how they did it.
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New York City On High Alert As Rogue Squirrel Attacks Mount
26 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
An aggressive squirrel is on the loose in Brooklyn, and no one is too sure what exactly is up with the little dude. Joggers beware.
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The Results Are In – Michael Phelps Versus Great White [Videos]
24 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Great white sharks are one of the ocean’s most respected predators (unless you’re an orca), but how would they handle going up against Phelps? Now we know.
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Hippo Takes A Casual Stroll Through Busy Petrol Station In KZN [Video]
21 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It seems this hippo isn’t at all bothered about a busy petrol station, cruising through without a worry in the world. Ag ja no lekker, hey.
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Former Hout Bay Businessman Hit With R483 Million Fine For Catching Rock Lobsters
21 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s no secret that the West Coast Rock Lobster population has taken a beating over the past three decades, and this chap is largely to blame. Time to pay up.
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Tornado Footage Shows Car Lifted Off The Ground And Moved [Video]
21 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our #DikWednesday storm wreaked havoc in areas like Sea Point, but I don’t remember it moving cars around. These New York tornadoes don’t mess around.
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They’re Making A Pokemon Go Game With Real Animals
20 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A new app, based on the real-life movements of animals around the world, plans to change the way funds are raised for animal conservation.
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J-Bay Open Postponed As Shark Breaches With Surfers In Water [Videos]
19 Jul 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
South Africa’s premier surf competition was called off for the day after a shark was spotted breaching beyond the break. Also, Jordy Smith is an absolute machine.
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Michael Phelps Raced A Great White In Cape Town For Shark Week [Video]
18 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
He might be the most decorated Olympian of all time, but experts aren’t giving Michael Phelps much of a chance against our apex predator.
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The Ultimate Roller Coaster – Zebra Vs Crocodiles Vs Lions [Video]
18 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just when you think you’re out, they pull you back in. That might be from ‘The Godfather’, but it could also apply to this seesaw battle in Kenya.
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Proof That It Snowed On Table Mountain! [Videos]
17 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It snowed on Table Mountain, guys, and we have some footage to prove it. Nothing like a dusting of white powder to get Capetonians all excited.
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Knysna From Above – Photos Show What It Looks Like One Month Later
14 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been just over a month since Knysna was ravaged by flames, so one photographer took his microlight out to get the birds-eye view.
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You Better Wrap Up, Cape Town
14 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
This weekend is set to be blerrie cold, guys, so get yourselves some blankets, willy warmers and food stocks. Only the brave will venture outside.
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Cape Town, Flush The Toilet Too Often And You Can Be Evicted
13 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
These are treacherous times in which we live, and our current water plight isn’t to be taken lightly. You could even be kicked out of your house.
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Boer Versus Ostrich – There Can Only Be One Winner [Video]
11 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You don’t want to end up on the wrong side of an ostrich kick, something this farmer from Brakpan learnt the hard way.
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You Do Know About Cape Town’s Five-Star Dog Hotel, Right?
11 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
With a five-star rating, this doggy hotel in Cape Town offers your “children” an overnight stay second to none. The room names are a good laugh, too.
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Hectic Drone Footage Follows Pod Of Orcas Hunting And Killing A Whale
10 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Orcas have certainly made a name for themselves as being pretty badass hunters, but seeing it in action from above is quite something. Respect.
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Guys, Praying Mantises Are Cold-Blooded Killers
07 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Every time I see a praying mantis I feel obliged to let it clamber on my finger. A new study shows that they are deserving of our praise.
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It’s Not Every Day You Accidentally Kiteboard Over A Humpback Whale [Video]
06 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here in the Cape we’re lucky enough to see whales quite regularly, but apparently Andrei Grigoriev hadn’t ever seen one before getting up close and personal.
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The United Nations Just Awarded Cape Town A Massive Honour
04 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ll take our awards and honours where we can get them, and this time around it’s the United Nations who are noticing what this city has to offer.
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Tool That Lets You Compare 40 Years Of Cape Town Rainfall Shows How Screwed We Really Are
03 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Yesterday saw the City of Cape Town further escalate the water restrictions, but if you want a real kick in the guts then take a look at these graphs.
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And Then This Ozzie Caught A Crab The Size Of A Small Labrador [Video]
30 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Most of the crabs we see around these parts are pretty stock standard, but in remote Queensland they have some absolute monsters.
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The Collective Nouns For Some Of Africa’s Animals Are Pretty Outrageous
28 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Herd, pack, flock – these are all collective nouns most of us are familiar with. But what do you call a bunch of aardvarks, and how about lemurs?
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The Great White Shark Hunting Orcas Have Struck Again [Images]
26 Jun 2017 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
In May scientists were shocked to find three great white sharks that had fallen prey to orcas, and now you can add a fourth to that list. They’ve even named the hunters.
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Paddle Boarder Gets Up Close And Personal With A Giant Squid In Melkbosstrand [Videos]
21 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sightings of actual giant squids around the Western Cape are few and far between, although this guy managed to get up close and personal.
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