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Environment
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Pigeon Suspected Of Being Chinese Spy Released After Eight Months Detainment
02 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This might seem silly to some, but pigeons have been used in spying and combat throughout history.
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Baby Buffalo Shows An Elephant Who’s Boss In Adorable Kruger Park Sighting Video
02 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A courageous baby buffalo was caught on camera chasing a large elephant, proving that with enough confidence and conviction, tiny can be mighty.
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Even Hermit Crabs Are Turning Into Plastic, Choosing To Wear Bottle Caps Over Shells [Images]
01 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
All over the world, hermit crabs, who are naturally supposed to scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead.
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Saudi Arabia Is Emerging As An Unlikely Destination For Epic Hiking Trails
01 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Many experienced trail hikers insist that “the potential is there” to develop Saudi Arabia into “one of the most outstanding hiking destinations in the world.”
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Rats and Mice Are Swarming The Ukrainian Trenches In A Gruesome Echo Of WWI
01 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The entire 1,000-kilometre front line has been under siege by the pests as they are lured by the stench of dead bodies and the limited warmth that the bunkers provide.
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Efforts To Thwart Spate Of Muggings In Cape Town’s Table Mountain National Park Not Really Working
30 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Despite the community calls to action and the city intensifying the safety and security measures in and around Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), the muggings have continued.
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Just Two Northern White Rhinos Are Left On Earth, But New IVF Breakthrough Could Save The Species [Video]
29 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Only two northern white rhinos remain on earth, both female. The last male, Sudan, died in 2018, leaving the rhino subspecies doomed to extinction.
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Table Mountain On Fire As TMNP Said Surge In Cape Town Fires Caused By “Deliberate Malicious Intent” [Videos]
29 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
SANParks request that the public continue to be vigilant and report any fires or suspicious activity immediately.
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Strand Beachgoers Have Been Getting Severely Sick After Swimming, Calling For A Better Water-Quality Flag System
24 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
While most of the beachgoers were aware that there were problems with the water quality at the time of swimming, they were unaware of the severity of the health risks they faced.
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Mounting Concern For Penguins In Simon’s Town As SA Navy Prepares For ‘Underwater Explosive Exercise’
23 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The lack of transparency and communication about the exercise’s nature and necessity has disappointed residents, who are worried about the possible harm to endangered marine wildlife.
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Not Again! Over 100 Firefighters Battled A Blaze Above Boyes Drive Yesterday [Video]
18 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Over 100 firefighters were dispatched on Wednesday to help contain a wildfire that started to spread across the mountain.
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Sip or Skip: Where To Find The Best And Worst Tap Water In Every South African Province
17 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Looks like more than half of our water systems are rocking top-notch microbiological quality, while 46% didn’t quite make the cut and got slapped with the ‘poor’ or ‘bad’ label in South Africa’s most recent Blue Drop Watch Report.
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The Iceland Volcano Eruption Situation Is Looking Quite Dire [Videos]
16 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Experts labelled this eruption as the “worst-case scenario,” exacerbated by the failure of defences constructed after a previous eruption in December.
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Chicken Therapy Is Helping People Combat Isolation And Loneliness
15 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Chickens don’t just go really well with potato salad, they also offer therapeutic value, providing companionship, confidence, and a feeling of well-being.
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Incredible Drone Footage Shows Humpback Whales Creating A Fibonacci Spiral While Hunting [Video]
10 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Extraordinary drone footage taken by photographer Piet van den Bemd in Antarctica shows two humpback whales producing a bubble net in the shape of a perfect Fibonacci spiral.
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A 106-Year-Old Ship Is Retracing Darwin’s Footsteps To Boost Global Conservation
09 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Even though Charles Darwin sailed the HMS Beagle around the world nearly two centuries ago, his epic voyage is still inspiring young environmentalists today.
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Okay, So Scientists Have Discovered A Dolphin With Thumbs
14 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Scientists examining a unique society of mixed-species dolphins in Greece recently discovered a unique specimen with thumbs.
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Watch As A Mother Springbok Head-Butts An Eagle To Save Her Baby [Video]
12 Dec 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
As most of the rugby-playing nations in the world have come to realise by now, you don’t mess with a springbok.
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“It’s Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Seen” – Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Prehistoric World On Our Planet [Video]
11 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
At around 3,600 metres above sea level, in a place where no roads go, scientists found the exotic prehistoric world new to science.
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This Brazen Baboon Went Big, Crashing A Simon’s Town Year-End Party [Video]
08 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The primate was ready to party, boldly taking its share of food and munching as it went along from person to person, table to table.
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Choose Your Fav Wildlife Photographer Of The Year In The People’s Choice Awards
07 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“We invite the public to join the jury and vote for their favourite; whether breathtaking beauty or a powerful story, it’s sure to be a difficult decision!” said Dr Douglas Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum.
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Blind Mole With Supersonic Hearing Thought To Be Extinct Since 1936 Found In South Africa
07 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
In an extraordinary turn of events, the elusive De Winton’s golden mole, believed extinct for nearly 90 years, has been detected in South Africa.
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“We Really Need To Do Something To Stop This” – Petition Launched In Response To Escalating Crime Around Table Mountain
07 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The Cape Town community group, Friends of Table Mountain, has launched a petition calling for immediate action to be taken to stop the escalating crime around the slopes of Table Mointain, Lion’s Head, and Signal Hill.
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Kruger Park Tourists Were Delighted By Baby Elephant Deciding Whether Or Not To Charge At Them [Video]
06 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Everybody has been delighted by a baby elephant giving its best efforts as it charged towards a group of tourists in the Kruger National Park.
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Eleven Hikers Killed As Indonesian Volcano Marapi Erupts [Video]
04 Dec 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
There were a total of 75 hikers in and around the crater of the volcano, with 12 people still missing.
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Watch Port Edward Beachgoers Form Human Chain To Save A Swimmer Caught In A Riptide [Video]
04 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“A remarkable effort” is how the NSRI described the efforts of three rescue swimmers and at least 50 beachgoers who saved a man caught in strong ocean currents last week.
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Visitors To Kirstenbosch Gardens Are Saying It Needs Some Serious TLC
04 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
While the setting remains unbeatable, the gardens themselves are looking a little tattier than usual and folks are starting to notice.
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The Tiny Miracle That Resulted In Huge Local Conservation Success
01 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
This Birding Big Day (Saturday), Shamwari TV celebrates the reintroduction of the red-billed oxpecker to the Eastern Cape.
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City Of Cape Town’s Water And Sanitation Department Members Praised For Saving A Baby And Putting Out A Fire
30 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
This is a feel good story if you haven’t heard one yet today – about good samaritans going above and beyond to help their fellow humans.
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Tense Moment As Elephant Bull Wrecks Tree While Charging Head-First For Safari Jeep [Video]
29 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
While leading a safari tour through Welgevonden Game Reserve in Limpopo, Christiaan Swanepoel was suddenly faced with a massive male elephant dealing with this intense hormonal surge.
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