Nine-year-old chimp, Nina gives birth to healthy baby boy in the first live broadcast of a chimp birth. Wednesday, 23 January 2013 Among luscious greenery, nestled in a mountainous valley, nine-year-old chimpanzee Nina gave birth to a healthy male baby at 07h28 this morning South African time at the Jane Goodall Chimp Eden sanctuary near …
Leopard Hoists Rhino Into a Tree
We all know leopards are capable of hoisting massive kills into trees. But have you ever heard of a leopard attempting to tree a rhino? Granted, this is a rhino calf but considering calves are born at a weight of up to 66 kg and can grow up to be 1300 kg, this is no …
10 Unbelievably Easy Ways To Save The Planet in 2013
For many people, the New Year brings a list of ambitious new year’s resolutions.Resolutions which are often unrealistic and thus discarded by early February. However, if you have grand ideas about saving the planet this year, first of all, I salute you and second of all, I bring you the back-up plan, just in case life …
New 50|50 Episode, 14 January 2013
Sungazers Ivory and wild animal pelts and bones are in high demand. However, only certain species capture the eye of the media. Hundreds of thousands of rands are dedicated to the conservation some species while others have barely been heard of. Sungazers, for example, are large girdled lizards unique in many ways and equally threatened. …
Elephant Kicks Buffalo in the Head!
This amusing video has emerged from the Sabi Sabi Game Reserve in Mpumalanga, South Africa. A curious teenage elephant tries his luck with a big buffalo bull… Keen to visit South Africa? Check out Umsisi House , one of Africa Geographic’s Special Places.
It’s Raining Reptiles and Amphibians!
After 11 months we finally got what we were all waiting for – our first big rains! Sixty millimeters of sweet rain in a welcome downpour was more than enough to stir the souls of any self-respecting animalcule even remotely resembling an amphibian. By nightfall, frogs were everywhere and for at least a day, Marataba …
New 50|50 episode, 7 January 2013
Princess Vlei Our country is often plagued by strikes and violent protests that leave nerves frayed and tempers flaring. But in the Cape a quieter battle is being fought between the poor residents of the Cape Flats and big business. The residents are not fighting for better pay; instead they are battling bulldozers threatening lovely …
Survival of the Quickest
But for a few notable exceptions, animals are not known for their problem solving abilities. Most rely on primeval instinct that has been passed on to them through generations. The knowledge of what to do and when is as natural for them as taking their next breath. This instinct courses through their veins like a …
Unarmed Farm Manager Gives Rhino Poachers a Bloody Nose For Christmas
By Simon Bloch of The Cape Times/Independent News Group. An unarmed Zululand game farm manager, Bester Scheepers, and a group of rhino guards armed only with knob-kerries overpowered and arrested two members of a heavily-armed poaching gang after a fist-fight that lasted five minutes prior to Christmas. The suspects were due to appear in court …
New 50|50 Episode, 31 December 2012
December is a logical time to look back over the year that has passed and remember the good times. We’ve had a fantastic year and covered some incredible and unique stories. In our special New Year’s Eve episode we bring you the highlights of 2012, from the spectacular oceans to the many mysterious and endangered …
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Elephant ‘tramples to death suspected poacher’
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Anti-Poaching Breakthrough at Odzala-Kokoua National Park
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Leopard interacts strangely with a vehicle
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Eco-Friendly Camp in the Greater Kruger
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Proflight Zambia flies orphaned hippo to safety
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Elephant smashes car window
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Proflight Zambia flies orphaned hippo to safety
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Leopard interacts strangely with a vehicle
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Madagascar by the compass
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Elephant ‘tramples to death suspected poacher’
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