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Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds To Migrate With Microlights
17 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Normally, parents would accompany the birds on their first migration to show them the path. However, the birds’ knowledge of their flight path has mostly been forgotten because the species has been hunted almost to extinction.
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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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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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Viral Video Of South African ‘Parrot Dad’ Tucking His Birds In Is What The World Needs Right Now
25 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The parrot-dad, Johan Devenier, has been raising them since birth.
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Nothing Like Being Crapped On By A Bird On Live TV [Video]
09 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
This Australian sign language interpreter got pooped on by a bird during a live press conference, but he handled it like a pro.
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New Zealand’s Bird Of The Year Contest Has Taken A Rather Strange Turn
27 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The country’s annual Bird of the Year contest has attracted controversy in recent years, and this year is no different.
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True Story – This Duck Learnt To Say “You Bloody Fool” [Video]
08 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A resurfaced recording of a musk duck named Ripper has led researchers to believe that he was mimicking one of his caretakers’ catchphrases.
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Fat ‘Party’ Parrot Wins Bird Of The Year Award [Video]
16 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Congrats to the kākāpō, even if the title of New Zealand’s bird of the year does come with a not so subtle dig.
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Thursday Morning Spice
09 Jul 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Entire colony vanishes. SA’s C-19 surge kicks off. Alarming Cape ambulance attacks. Depp booze / drug photo. FB goes hard.
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King Penguin Cruises Onto Cape Point Beach – Birders Go Wild [Video]
31 Oct 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
Whilst Capetonians don’t have to travel far to see an African penguin, this king penguin is around 5 000 kilometres away from the nearest colony.
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Winners Of ‘Bird Photographer of the Year 2019’ Competition [Images]
30 Aug 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
Some of the birds featured in the winning photos from this year’s ‘Bird Photographer of the Year’ competition can be seen in Cape Town. Not that pelican, though.
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Human-Sized Penguins – Believe It, Because It’s True
15 Aug 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you suffer from spheniscidaeaphobia (the fear of penguins), you might want to look away now.
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Sorry, But This Cockatoo Has Far Better Dance Moves Than You [Video]
09 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Snowball the sulphur-crested cockatoo isn’t your average avian, and researchers analysing his boogie say he has 14 distinct dance moves.
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RIP Trevor, The World’s Loneliest Duck
28 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The remote Pacific Island of Niue mourns the death of their feathered friend Trevor, known affectionately as ‘the world’s loneliest duck’.
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‘Hot Duck’ – New York Freaks Out As ‘Hot’ Central Park Duck Goes Missing
09 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the best part of a month, New Yorkers have been raving about their ‘Hot Duck’. Then, like a double blue tick on WhatsApp with no response, it was gone.
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Bird Hitching Ride On Hippo In The Kruger Racks Up Huge Views [Video]
02 Aug 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oxpeckers are known for cruising around on the backs of buffalo, but it’s not every day that you see a heron hitching a ride on a hippo.
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Some Stunning Photos From The 2018 Audubon Photography Awards
10 Jul 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Not all of us will take photos that end up winning prestigious awards, but that can’t stop us having a good look. How about those talons?
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Massive Fail – The Really Odd Story Of Two PE Students Stealing A Penguin Called ‘Buddy’
28 Sep 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
I’m sure there are millions around the country who would say, given the present situation, that students are fools. You can add two more to that list.
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The Moment An Eagle Tried To Fly Away With A Kid At A Bird Of Prey Show
13 Jul 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Many kids spend hours wishing they could fly, but this youngster wasn’t too stoked after he almost took flight in the talons of an eagle.
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Cobra Versus Snake Eagle Is The Kruger Park Showdown You Need To See [Video]
05 Apr 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Kruger Park has been the coliseum for many an animal battle over the years, although it isn’t often one of these is captured on film.
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You’ll Be Shocked At The Damage Caused When A Boeing Flies Into Some Birds [Images]
15 Mar 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When planes and birds collide there’ll only ever be one winner, although at least in this case the plane managed to land safely.
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Today Might Be The Slowest News Day Of The Year
24 Feb 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If reading the obscure is your cup of tea then you’re in luck, there are a few stories floating around today that point to a slow news day.
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Here Is This Week’s Crazy Tooth Extraction [Video]
15 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Last week we saw a trusting daughter allow her father to remove her tooth via his javelin, and this week things are getting even stranger.
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Oh Dear: Eagles Are Snatching Small Puppies In Durban
14 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Pet owners in Durban are freaking out over the growing number of puppies being snatched up in the talons of marauding eagles. They were here first, you know.
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Swarming Starlings Put On Incredible Visual Display [Images]
07 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Look, the chances are that if I was not seeing this from the safety of my home, behind some thick glass, where no bird could ever peck out my eyes, I wouldn’t enjoy it. But the pictures are beautiful…
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You’ve Never: Someone Found This This 3ft Wasp Nest In Their Spare Bedroom
28 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are few things worse than having a wasp or other stinging insect chase you around a room. Imagine walking into a room with over 5 000. Erm, no thanks.
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Birds Learn How To Use Motion Sensor To Open Door [Video]
27 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
And we thought humans were smart….
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Awesome Predator’s POV, A Falcon’s Helmet Cam Goes Viral [VIDEO]
20 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Since their inception and mainstream introduction, helmet cams have given the masses some of the world’s most fascinating footage. Recently, a group of falconers in Abu Dhabi took things a step further and attached a minute helmet cam to a falcon’s head, and then took the bird out to the desert to hunt. The results are amazing to say the least. Sensitive viewers be warned though, the hunt does get a bit bloody.
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Stonemen.com Underwear – Celebrate Your Nether Regions
13 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Like many 2oceansvibe readers out there, I’m a Calvin Klein man through-and-through. I’ve never really had a need for anything else. My Calvin’s fit perfectly (briefs, size M) and I’ve always gone for the white or the black. You know, keep it simple. I thought that would be enough of a celebration. Until I stumbled […]
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King Of The Skies, Vulture Vs Paraglider [VIDEO]
03 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite what we might think, the skies do not belong to us. In fact, we weren’t even the first beings up there. This was proven conclusively when a man paragliding in the Himalayas had a mid-air collision with a vulture.
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