They may look rather ungainly, especially when they decide to use their necks as weapons, but there’s more to the giraffe than meets the eye.
It’s a pretty important few weeks for the future of canned lion hunting in this country, which is why you need to front up and watch this trailer.
Yesterday we told you about the felling of the Tokai forest, and many people were up in arms. There is some pretty sound reasoning to the decision, though.
There’s no doubt about it – these twins are probably the cutest AND coolest thing you will see today. Talk about making a mark from the get go.
Sadly us Capetonians have nothing but grey skies overhead, but that doesn’t mean you can’t join in the fun.
Tokai forest was the topic of many conversations yesterday, as the process of cutting down the pines kicked into gear. Outrage followed close behind.
Hiking up any mountain can be perilous, and that certainly rings true for Table Mountain. Luckily there was help at hand for three stranded climbers.
There are many brilliant photographs of New York City’s skyline out there, but this one captures something so special it almost looks fake.
Last year, the small Italian comune of Amatrice was voted the country’s most beautiful town – but yesterday it was brought to its knees.
It must be rather terrifying to be out for a stroll and the ground gives way beneath you, which is exactly what happened over in China.
The world is full of misinformation and half-truths, although according to these folks the biggest of all-time is the shape of our dear old earth.
Who would have thought that the sinkhole would attack a Capetonian car in the middle of the day this past weekend?
They say an elephant never forgets, and it appears the internet never forgets about the death of a beloved gorilla either. Trolling at its finest.
Ranging from 12-16 m, the humpback whale isn’t small – so when a mother and its babe decided to put on a little show, they caught a few kayakers off guard.
The U.S. state of Louisiana is currently underwater as records were broken, rain falling heavily over the weekend and leaving havoc in its wake.
For those not familiar with the sport of dressage, a dancing horse can seem a little nonsensical. That’s until King Carlos is involved, of course.
Who would ever have thought that a tiger would be seen roaming the streets of Africa? Certainly not residents of the east Pretoria area.
Us humans have done pretty well once we tick into the three digit age group, but for one species of shark that’s basically the teenage years.
A Facebook analysis of thousands of profiles determined that cat lovers and dog lovers kind of do fit into their stereotypes. Which are you?
We’re lucky enough to have a number of whale species that pay our shores a visit, but sometimes things don’t go to plan and the NSRI must swoop.
An early morning community disturbance over in Gansbaai had neighbours wondering what was going on. They did not expect this.
I’m not sure how many of our readers are big into botany – some certainly have green fingers – but maybe you’d like to watch history unfold?
I’d like to go on the record and say I apportion no blame to this poor Ozzie bloke, because even the best of us would be pretty freaked out by this.
Filmed at the same waterhole as the famous ‘Battle at Kruger’, this dramatic battle for survival shows how brutal nature can be.
I think you know where your money should be when it comes to this battle, but we won’t spoil the fun and give away the ending.
It seems unimaginable that we are writing about tornadoes wreaking havoc in Gauteng, but yesterday all hell broke loose as the twister went rogue.
Three people have already been confirmed dead in KZN as rain plunders the region, and now us Capetonians need to button down the hatches.
It’s freezing right across the country at present, although up near Jozi things have really escalated. We kid you not, it’s a full-blown tornado.
It was rather frosty around these parts over the weekend, although many in the Eastern Cape and KZN regions really had to bust out the extra blankets.
Little Prince George has a lot more influence on the world than he understands, which is why his latest photo shoot didn’t impress dog lovers.