Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee posted the video initially, joking that crime is really getting out of hand in South Africa.
Spare a thought for shark cage diving operators around the Western Cape, and those operating shark viewing tours, for the hardships they’ve endured these past few years.
The competition was established after two people at the local Neuadd Arms pub bet on whether a man could defeat a horse in a long-distance race.
You might have noticed a seal carcass or two yourself somewhere along the Western Cape’s coastline as early as September, which is when researchers identified the mysterious wave of Cape fur seals’ deaths.
A long-standing relationship between a security guard at the Onomichi City Museum of Art in Hiroshima and two of the area’s strays is pure joy.
Part of the altercation was captured on video and shows Cliff Des fleeing from the enraged animal before striking it with a stick and wrestling it to the ground.
East London Museum scientist Kevin Cole called the strandings “one of the most baffling fish challenges to present itself in a long while”.
MalaMala is a large privately owned reserve which neighbours Sabi Sands and shares a common border with Kruger National Park.
Yesterday evening, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spotted a 3,5-metre great white upstream from the river mouth.
Part of the reason one goes to the bush is to get away from the horrors of a traffic jam. Still, things could be a lot worse than idling behind four lions.
Two notorious “Boere rhino-horn mafia” members have been hit with jail sentences for a devastating poaching spree.
Alleged experts described the video as “the most compelling footage from the past two decades spent looking for the Loch Ness Monster”.
Expect there to be an increase in the number of baboons spotted in the ‘burbs once the City of Cape Town abandons its urban baboon management programme.
The UK’s Royal Veterinary College analysed data from more than 30 000 dogs in Britain that died between 2016 and the middle of 2020 and calculated the life expectancy of various breeds at birth.
The combination of new research and stunning special effects makes this a must-watch for those with an interest in dinosaurs.
A self-proclaimed pirate, cinematographer, and conservationist’s first-hand footage of a shark chomping down on a camera is fascinating.
One report estimated that in the UK, 3,5 million dogs were purchased during the pandemic, bringing the total number of dogs owned to 12,5 million in 2021.
A number of crocodiles escaped from the Crocodile Creek Farm between Tongaat and Ballito this week after the fence was damaged in the floods.
Conservation through humour – that’s the focus of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, “most probably the world’s funniest photography competition”.
Scientists are currently working with CRISPR gene-editing technology to make cats simply with little to no sneeze-inducing proteins.
Last year, incredible footage did the rounds showing farmland coming under siege from “a seemingly unending mass of locusts darkening the sky”. Unfortunately, the situation has worsened.
The story goes that Alan Johnson only found out that he had been munching on dog snacks until after he left the lunch with the Queen.
After waiting hours for low tide and the subsequent volley of seals swimming in the lagoon on the remote Antarctic island of Plano, Amos Nachoum captured the winning shot.
This Australian sign language interpreter got pooped on by a bird during a live press conference, but he handled it like a pro.
We love our hounds in this country. Those who train certain breeds to track down crooks are fine-tuning the methods used to get the best results.
Besides making up almost half of the animal kingdom and being an integral part of the ecosystem, insects are also fascinatingly dynamic and bizarre.
In one study, 64% of cats showed a “secure attachment to their owner” and were visibly distressed when left alone.
A newly discovered fossil specimen found on the wave-battered coastline of Scotland’s Isle of Skye is the largest winged reptile from the Jurassic Period ever found.
An enormous black bear nicknamed ‘Hank the Tank’ has developed an insatiable lust for human food.
35-year-old British diving instructor Simon Nellist has been confirmed as the victim of the deadly shark attack on Wednesday.