In and around the Cape peninsula, poachers actively target smaller wild animals through the use of snares.
Blue bulls taking flight and penguins without heads make up some of this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalists.
A new study has found that cats seem to understand when you are talking to them, and when you are using ‘cat talk’ versus normal human-to-human talk.
A poor hiker in Japan had this experience first-hand and managed to capture the whole hair-raising scene on a GoPro camera attached to his helmet.
Wildlife photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas took that shot of the highly magnified ant photo, and actually, he can get lost with it.
In case you find yourself enjoying a picnic or going on a trek and a snake decides to ruin the festivities, you might want to follow these life-saving tips.
An awesome photo of Earth made waves on the internet. The image featured two blue ominous orbs, hovering over our planet.
Isn’t it wonderful that our four-legged friends turn to song in order to ward off any danger and celebrate the birth of new life?
The simulation, exploring what would happen if a 500-kilometre-wide asteroid collided with Earth, doesn’t really make for cosy viewing.
This poignant moment, titled “Ndakasi’s passing”, was captured by Brent Stirton, a Durbanite now working in New York.
When a honey badger at &Beyond Kirkman’s Kamp in the Greater Kruger came face to face with three leopards, there was no backing down.
The Ocean Photographer of the Year aims to acknowledge the work photographers put into shining a light on the beauty of the ocean, as well as the threats it faces.
Earlier this year, drone footage filmed by ‘The Malibu Artist’ amassed more than 10 million views on Instagram.
Footage aired earlier this year of orcas killing a great white shark in Mossel Bay was actually a snippet of an hour-long hunt of multiple sharks.
With the summer months rapidly approaching, would-be Plett travellers may be worried about enjoying a dip during their visits to the area.
If it’s not smoke bombs in fields sparking massive wildfires, then it’s dye being shoved in natural waterways.
Every time it floods in the US, and that happens relatively often, the same shark hoax is repurposed. This time is different.
Weather reporters revel in broadcasting live from the centre of the action, despite the imminent danger, and viewers lap it up.
Judges and outside observers have fallen in love with the ocean and all it contains thanks to 2 590 submissions to the competition this year.
At present, there are 12 shark-bite kits placed on Plett’s major beaches and WhatsApp groups have been set up to share news of sightings.
Sunday’s attack by a shark in Plettenberg Bay, which tragically claimed the life of Kimon “Kiki” Bisogno, is the second fatal shark attack in the area in the past three months and the third since 2011.
In order to qualify as the buyer for the ‘world’s loneliest home’, you had to arrive packing a little more than just a load of pocket money.
A new scientific paper has shed light on some staggering ant facts, like the total population on Earth and how that compares to other species.
Orcas involved in the hunt use a technique called wave-washing, calculating the size of the wave they need to produce in order to acquire their next meal.
Scientists are unsure what caused a 30-metre-wide whirlpool seen in the ocean about 245 metres off the coast.
The winning entries from the Drone Photo Awards 2022 are a testament to the technology’s capabilities.
The six-part series was filmed over four and a half years across 18 different countries, so you can bet it’s going to be spectacular.
Heading out to the West Coast for a day of wildflower viewing is fun and all, but it is not a proper road trip without a well-packed ‘padkos’.
This is the Royal Meteorological Society’s 7th edition of the contest, with images for the main and mobile categories coming from photographers in 119 countries.
Despite its tiny size, the polyphagous shot hole borer should not be underestimated. Across the Western Cape, it’s destroying indigenous and endemic trees.