The coelacanth has survived everything the last 420 million years have had to throw at it, but now its toughest challenge may just be beginning.
The internet loves animal videos, and it’s tough not to have a chuckle at the antics of Sophia and Ollie. Owner Nico du Toit might be less impressed.
If you’re going to nick a car, and then make a break for it on foot, don’t run into a cow pasture. These bovines weren’t having it.
American college student Mackenzie Noland’s graduation photos with a very unconventional friend have garnered worldwide attention.
It’s not every day you see a boa chomping on a pigeon, and that’s especially true when you consider that this unfolded on the streets of London.
Here’s a story you don’t see every day, that’s a combination between ‘Tarzan’ and ‘The Jungle Book’. Let’s meet Maykool Coroseo Acuña.
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.
When great white sharks started washing up dead along the Gansbaai coast, many were left stumped. Turns out a pair of slick hunters were hard at work.
A trainer bit off more than he could chew when he drew the ire of an angry crocodile, after he willingly shoved his arm down its throat.
Many have been left outraged at the shooting and killing of a polar bear in Norway, with Ricky Gervais venting on Twitter.
An eagle-eyed student had been taking pictures at the zoo when he noticed that something looked incredibly off about a certain “zebra”.
Dogs, dogs and more dogs – we’ve picked out our favourite dog photos from this year’s ‘Dog Photographer of the Year’ awards for some relaxation.
You wouldn’t expect the world of herpetology to be at the centre of the #MeToo conversation, but this week the field is under scrutiny.
Cape Town’s in the midst of some sunny weather – for now – and a big pod of dolphins were spotted out in Camps Bay soaking up the good times.
If you thought being an Instagram model was just about sunsets and underwear pictures accompanied by faux ‘deep quotes’, think again.
A group of cats were caught on video reacting to an earthquake, but before it had actually begun. Do they know something that we don’t?
Yes, you don’t get grizzly bears in South Africa, but these folks were hiking in Canada when they came a little too close for comfort. They managed to keep their wits about them.
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?
A Polish academic being interviewed on live TV was totally unfazed when his frisky cat decided to hijack the segment.
It has been revealed that two of Constantia’s most prominent wine farms have acquired hunting permits for baboons, and the outrage has been swift.
In a case of ‘we’ve been here before, haven’t we’, another shark was spotted by event officials swimming near unsuspecting surfers at the iconic surf spot.
Limpani the chimpanzee was raised by a human couple for the first few months of his life. He was rather chuffed to be reunited with them.
Kruger Park gets many plaudits for the Big Five that roam around, but sometimes the biggest battles play out between unlikely adversary.
A mellow boat trip escalated pretty rapidly after a shark dragged an Ozzie woman into the water by nibbling on her finger.
New York might have fallen in love with Pizza Rat a while ago, but for every hero there are a million other critters up to no good.
Praise the Lord, for he has given me the opportunity to riddle his creation with bullets on the way to ending its life. Meet Tess Thompson Talley.
It appears that major liberties were taken by some parties during the recent, infamous trophy hunt, and folks are trying to cover their tracks.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. These dogs might be far from pretty, but they still had enough cred to be called the ugliest dogs in the world.
It was a close contest, but out of the fourteen unsightly dogs who contended for the title of the ugliest dog, one fugly pooch was crowned the winner.
Thanks to the collective efforts of scientists, at least 15 new animal species have been found living it up in the Karoo region.