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Environment
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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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‘Societal Disruption In The Next Five Years’ – World’s Leading Climate Scientists Reckon The Chaos Is About To Begin
09 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Now we know why billionaires are building bunkers.
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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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Disturbing Scenes As Injured And Bloodied Horses Rampage Through London Streets
26 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The horses were spooked by construction noise and tossed their riders, who were reportedly in serious condition after undergoing operations on Thursday.
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Animal Welfare Warns Cape Town Pet Owners About Dogs Eating Tik-Laced Faeces
25 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Dogs being poisoned after ingesting suspected drug-laced faeces has already happened in more than one alleged incident in Claremont and Camps Bay.
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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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Redditors Catch Giant Antarctica ‘Black Hole’ Weather Anomaly Near Cape Town
17 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The massive ‘black hole’ weather anomaly that materialised over Cape Town in the early hours has left many puzzled.
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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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A Free State Robber Stuck His Hands In Cages With Venomous Snakes To Escape Jail Time
09 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This man’s escape from justice was as wild as the illegal animals he kept in his house.
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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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How A Massive Steel Ball Protected Taiwan’s Tallest Skyscraper During The Recent Earthquake [Video]
05 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The spherical damper, named Damper Baby, moves back and forth during earthquakes or typhoons, which are common occurrences on the island.
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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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NFL Fans Suffered Frostbite And Amputations After Attending Infamous -20°C Football Game
03 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Freezing fans were allowed to bring heated blankets into the stadium, and small pieces of cardboard to place under their feet on the cold concrete.
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“Unsurvivable” – Accident Report Reveals Details Of That Freak Paragliding Accident In Sea Point That Killed A Scottish Rugby Coach
27 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The 30-page report investigating the avoidable accident revealed Greig Oliver was put in such a position to make the crash “unsurvivable”.
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Cape Town Dogs Are Barking Up The Wrong Tree
27 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Those who didn’t know about the city’s animal by-laws might be shocked to hear that any dog that barks continuously for three minutes in a 30-minute period is considered a problem and the owner may get a R500 fine.
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Charity Steps In After Kind-Hearted Man Is ‘Overwhelmed’ By 300 Adopted Cats
26 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
When asked how many cats he had, he said it was like counting bubbles in boiling water.
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