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Environment
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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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Snake Catcher Worked All Night To Get This Massive Python Out Of A Port Edward Home [Images]
25 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The lady of the home has had a couple of python visitors in the past and one once got a hold of one of her beloved Yorkies.
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“We’re Getting Torrential Downpours Of Droppings” – UK Village Laments Invasion Of Starlings
20 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Ever since the birds started swarming the village a couple of weeks ago, they’ve created an immense mess, coating entire cars and homes in their poop.
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Watch This Angry Elephant Lift A Safari Jeep With Its Tusks In Pilanesberg National Park While The People Inside Cower Down [Video]
20 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A video shows a charging bull elephant in the Pilanesberg National Park as it lifts the safari jeep with tourists inside cowering behind their seats.
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KZN Crocodile Handler Survived Attack By The Skin Of His Teeth [Video]
19 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The close call happened during a live show at Crocodile Creek, in Greylands – 14 kilometres from Ballito – after which the handler was rushed to the hospital.
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Nigeria Risks Losing All Of Its Forest Elephants
14 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nigeria is one of 37 African countries where elephants are still found in the wild, but their numbers are reducing as human activity encroaches on their natural forest habitat.
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Startup’s Breakthrough Waterless Cleaning “Restores Second-Hand Clothes To A Near-New State””
14 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Many brands choose to throw out worn and returned clothing because it is deemed less costly to just trash than to repair it.
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Young Lions Traumatised By The Ukrainian War Find Some Peace At South African Cat Sanctuary
13 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Two lion brothers have finally found a new home in South Africa after being caught up in the human war in Ukraine.
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Amazing Footage Captures Young Maharashtra Boy Calmly Locking A Leopard In A Room [Video]
13 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s not every day that you’re casually scrolling through your phone and a leopard walks into the room.
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France’s Obsession With Frog Legs Is Driving An Asian Frog Species To Extinction
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
More than 500 experts from research, veterinary and conservation groups have called on the French president to “end the overexploitation of frogs” and afford the most traded species better protections.
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We Can Thank An Obsessed Insect Hunter For Daylight Savings
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Not one to let his insect-hunting be curtailed by working hours, Hudson proposed a solution: shift the clocks back two hours during summer months.
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South Africa Is Planning An Epic R450 Million Mouse Hunt On A Remote Island
11 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Mice might force 19 of the 28 species of breeding seabirds on the island into local extinction over the next 30 years.
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Why This South African Succulent Is A “Miracle Plant”
08 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This amazing plant creates “forest-like micro-environments”, a ‘carpet’ of leaves that trap water and dust and nutrients, as well as carbon.
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Adorable Little Gaia Is Really ‘The World’s Deadliest Cat’
07 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Just one Gaia can eat upwards of 3,000 rodents a year.
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Scientists Have Finally Figured Out Why Humans Don’t Have Tails
06 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
About half a billion years ago most of the vertebrates on earth had tails, but migration from trees to a more land-based environment is believed to have hastened our tail loss.
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SA Orca Duo Port And Starboard Are Blowing Scientists’ Minds Again – Lone Hunt Of Shark Filmed In Mossel Bay [Watch]
06 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Researchers were nearby to record the event, with one saying it was both “devastating and intensely powerful”.
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Strange Structure In Antarctica Is Stoking The Imagination Of Many [Video]
04 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Piercing through layers of snow and ice, the strange structure has been raising eyebrows worldwide.
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They’re Calling This Area Just Outside Of Johannesburg The Most Polluted Place On Earth
04 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The 1.7 million people who live there are forced to endure the perilous onslaught of some of the planet’s most hazardous pollution, thanks in large part to a heavy veil of smoke that cloaks Africa’s biggest steel mill.
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Dashcam Footage Shows Massive Boulders Smashing Cars And Trucks On Peruvian Mountain Pass
04 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Heavy rainfall in the area has been blamed for destabilising the ground on the mountains slopes around San Mateo.
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Now You’re Never Going To Stop Thinking About This Living Frog With A Mushroom Sprouting Out Of Its Body
01 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The frog is alive, AKA not decaying in death, and yet it has some fungi hitching a ride on its body. Obviously scientists are baffled.
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Expert Touches On Johannesburg’s Water Crisis As It Gets Worse
28 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Since late 2023, scarcely a week has passed without residents in this bustling commercial hub experiencing disruptions to their water supply.
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World’s Largest Anaconda Snake With ‘Human-Sized’ Head Found In Amazon [Video]
22 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The stunning serpent was found to measure 26 feet long (around 8 metres) with a weight of 440 lbs (200 kilograms) and a head as large as a human’s.
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