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.
The City of Cape Town’s epic firefighters deserve a long round of applause – and several rounds of beer on the house.
Kanna is a succulent that grows predominantly in South Africa – and while it’s now available in capsule form, most South Africans already know it as snuff.
East London Museum scientist Kevin Cole called the strandings “one of the most baffling fish challenges to present itself in a long while”.
A suspect was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday while trying to smuggle rhino horn out of the country.
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.
There are some things you cannot control, like a freak storm, but planning can still be put in place to try and mitigate the impact of such weather conditions.
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 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.
Did you notice any green and yellow choppers cruising the skies around Table Mountain over the weekend, keeping a close eye on the mountainside?
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”.
For some people, getting stuck between a rock and a hard place is completely desirable.
Chances are that when you hear the word ‘poaching’ you think of rhinos. Sadly, they’re far from the only species whose survival is under threat.
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.
Besides making up almost half of the animal kingdom and being an integral part of the ecosystem, insects are also fascinatingly dynamic and bizarre.
The beaches are selected according to the most popular spots voted among Tripadvisor’s reviewers, gathered between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021.
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.
It all started when a Reddit user asked for examples of “a scientific fact that absolutely blows your mind”.
A slithering snake was spotted by passengers aboard an AirAsia flight.
Last Wednesday, residents of Cofimvaba feared the end of the world when a rare weather occurrence was spotted.
Scientists have created a bizarre “Franken-fish” made from human heart cells that can swim for over three months.
If you were at the V&A Waterfront or Kalk Bay harbour at the right time in the last week, you might have noticed strange hooded figures in red or blue fabric walking around with a rope.
Working from home is great but it doesn’t come close to the joy that must come with snapping wildlife photos for a living.
We may never know exactly what’s cracking up there in the great beyond, but thanks to the MeerKAT telescope we are a little closer to finding out.
A video of a shark battling a turtle seems to have sparked a debate about the merits of intervening.
Despite weather stations recording temperatures of 45,2°C in Cape Town and 45,9°C in Robertson this weekend, the record books go unchanged.