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LOOK: Man gets SNAKE surprise in shower in Kruger National Park
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LOOK: Man gets SNAKE surprise in shower in Kruger National Park

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day Friday, 2 December 2022

Global wildlife
Environment

Here are the KEY highlights from the global wildlife summit

LOOK: Man gets SNAKE surprise in shower in Kruger National Park
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LOOK: Man gets SNAKE surprise in shower in Kruger National Park

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day Friday, 2 December 2022

Global wildlife
Environment

Here are the KEY highlights from the global wildlife summit

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day Friday, 25 November 2022

By Shyleen Choruma25-11-2022 07:06

Laughter is the best medicine they say – and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles these days!

Isimangaliso Wetlands Park, KwaZulu-Natal, KZN, hippopotamus attack, hippo attack, woman attacked by hippo, 50-year-old attacked by hippo, eastern shore of Saint Lucia Lake
KwaZulu-Natal

Woman, 50, sustains ‘severe injuries’ from hippo attack

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty23-10-2022 11:38

The Isimangaliso Wetlands Park has confirmed that a 50-year-old woman sustained severe injuries from a hippo attack.

This cheeky gorilla named Cenzoo is quite mischievous. Images via TikTok @itsjustme0125
Environment

Gorilla scares the daylights out of zoo guest in hilarious clip [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel10-08-2022 12:03

Cenzoo the gorilla knows a bunch of tricks and he loves showing them off. Watch how he both shocks and amuses some zoo guests…

This Mexican mayor married an alligator last week. Image via Twitter: @tanujgarg
Lifestyle

Out with the snake, in with the alligator? Man weds animal for good fortune

By Marilynn Manuel04-07-2022 15:52

A Mexican mayor just said ‘I do’ to a seven-year-old alligator named Princess in order to bring good fortune to his village.

Duduzane Zuma
Lifestyle

‘This is illegal’: Fans terrified as Duduzane hangs out with white lion [watch]

By Nokuthula Ngcobo13-06-2022 17:43

Duduzane Zuma surprised many when he looked very chilled while a white lion sat behind him and put its paws on his shoulders.

Six African wild dogs have been released at the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) in KwaZulu-Natal - a great step forward in conservation efforts for this priority species.
Environment

Pack of African wild dogs released in KZN game reserve

By Erene Roux12-04-2022 13:01

Six African wild dogs have been released in KwaZulu-Natal in an attempt to forward conservation efforts for this priority species.

hippo
Environment

Aww: Happy hippo looks picture-perfect as he sunbathes in Sabi [photos]

By Marilynn Manuel02-02-2022 13:33

When SA photographer Jackie spotted a hippo laying belly up, she thought something was wrong. Little did she know, he was sunbathing!

hippo
Environment

Hippo gives boat a chase, scares living daylights out of everyone! [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel01-02-2022 13:19

‘If the tour guide looks scared, it’s the appropriate time to panic,’ wrote one person after watching a hippo chase a boat full of tourists.

lion on the loose north west
Lifestyle

A Rescue Mission: Six big cats rescued from Ukrainian zoo

By Erene Roux21-01-2022 13:06

Five lions and one tiger, all born in Ukraine, were rescued from captivity and released at a sanctuary in South Africa.

Watch as a baby penguin try to make friends in BBC Earth's 'Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale'.
Lifestyle

WATCH: Fluffy baby penguin tries to make friends in the Antarctic

By Erene Roux04-01-2022 15:50

People cannot get enough of a new film that follows the trials and tribulations of an adorable fluffy chick living in the Antarctic.

See the best wildlife sightings of 2021
Lifestyle

WATCH: The best wildlife sightings of 2021

By Erene Roux28-12-2021 15:09

Watch a compilation of the best wildlife sightings that took place in and around the Kruger throughout 2021.

Jessica's Place is home to two hippos - the famous, Jessica (21) and nine-year-old Richie.
Environment

Alberton woman claims hippo threw her around ‘like a rag doll’

By Erene Roux10-12-2021 15:05

A woman claims that a tame hippo at a popular nature reserve in Hoedspruit in Limpopo attacked her and her cousin in November.

WATCH: Lioness sets her sights
Environment

WATCH: Lioness sets her sights on newborn giraffe in Kenya

By Erene Roux24-11-2021 14:06

A newborn giraffe only had the protection of its mother when it was spotted by a hungry lioness in a large national game reserve in Kenya.

WATCH: Leopard escapes with a
Environment

WATCH: Leopard escapes with a lion cub in rare wildlife sighting

By Erene Roux09-11-2021 12:03

In what is described as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime sighting’, a leopard escapes with a three-week-old lion cub in Tanzania.

LOOK: Rare albino honey badger
Environment

LOOK: Rare albino honey badger spotted in the Western Cape

By Erene Roux05-11-2021 15:27

Images of a rare albino honey badger captured in SA is said to be the first record of this condition for this species in scientific literature.

Saved by the tree! Leopard cub
Environment

Saved by the tree! Leopard cub runs for its life from hyena [video]

By Erene Roux04-11-2021 12:30

In another exciting wildlife sighting, a leopard cub managed to escape a hungry hyena in the Kruger National Park.

Snap! Leopard cub drops impala
Lifestyle

Snap! Leopard cub drops impala on mom’s head [video]

By Erene Roux01-11-2021 12:25

Snap! A leopard recently showed off her impressive reflexes after a leopard cub dropped a whole impala on her.

‘Just cruising by’: Rare orca
Environment

‘Just cruising by’: Rare orca sighting off KZN South Coast [watch]

By Erene Roux29-10-2021 13:53

A pod of orcas were cruising in the wake of fisherman in what is said to be a rare sighting off the KZN South Coast.

LOOK: Max the Macaw receives n
Lifestyle

LOOK: Max the Macaw receives new lease on life with 3D-printed beak

By Erene Roux29-10-2021 12:08

Max, a blue and gold macaw, received a fully functional 3D-printed prosthetic beak after getting into two scuffles with other macaws.

WATCH: Hippo tries to rescue p
Environment

WATCH: Hippo tries to rescue pregnant impala from a wild dog, hyena

By Erene Roux28-10-2021 10:42

A video of a pregnant impala being hunted by a wild dog, hyena and a leopard is definitely not for the faint-hearted!

This hyena pup’s adorable ‘smi
Lifestyle

This hyena pup’s adorable ‘smile’ is melting hearts in Kruger [photo]

By Erene Roux26-10-2021 12:47

‘Look at that face!’ After licking water droplets off a car, a hyena was caught ‘smiling’ in the Kruger National Park.

That’s ruff! South Africa is h
Lifestyle

That’s ruff! South Africa is home to the ‘world’s naughtiest dogs’

By Erene Roux25-10-2021 12:33

A new study uncovered where the naughtiest and best-behaved dogs can be found by analysing hashtags on Instagram.

Elephant knocks down a massive
Lifestyle

Elephant knocks down a massive tree in the Kruger [watch]

By Erene Roux14-10-2021 13:51

You’ve got to love nature! An elephant was caught on camera knocking down a massive tree in the Kruger National Park.

Cat’s out of the bag: It’s sur
Lifestyle

Cat’s out of the bag: It’s surprisingly easy to own a pet tiger in Gauteng

By Erene Roux06-10-2021 16:28

Getting your own pet tiger is surprisingly easy – especially in Gauteng. Turns out, getting your own pet tiger all comes down to paperwork.

Radical recoil: ‘Man of Steel’
Lifestyle

Radical recoil: ‘Man of Steel’ video of python release goes viral [watch]

By Erene Roux05-10-2021 13:45

A farm worker has been dubbed ‘a man of steel’ after he released an African rock python into the wild in the North West province.

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