Baby shark-infested waters, doo doo doo: Juvenile great whites have their own ‘training grounds’ where they can safely hone their hunting skills away from adult rivals, research suggests Experts analysed some 3,000 shark sightings from Mossel Bay from 2009–2013 They found that 81 per cent were juveniles and the rest were sub-adults The bay is … Read more
Battle of the buffalo carcass: Incredible images show a lion taking on a pack of 30 hyenas in a six hour fight for the rights to dine A lion took on thirty hyenas in a six hour long battle over a buffalo carcass in images taken in South Africa In one image, a 140-pound spotted … Read more
Rumble between the jumbos: Bull elephants slug it out in 30-minute brawl during breeding season in a South African game reserve Belinda Joubert filmed two bull elephants facing off in a South African reserve The large pachyderms try to push each other from the road in Pilanesberg They blocked the road for half an hour … Read more
Rumble between the jumbos: Bull elephants slug it out in 30-minute brawl during breeding season in a South African game reserve Belinda Joubert filmed two bull elephants facing off in a South African reserve The large pachyderms try to push each other from the road in Pilanesberg They blocked the road for half an hour … Read more
Ancient tools found in a ‘miracle’ cave in South Africa suggest our earliest ancestors set up camp there more than 1.8 million years ago, according to palaeontologists. Experts from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examined the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert, delving down to ancient layers within the historic site. Few places in the … Read more
Artem Konstantinovich Kuznetsov, Deputy Division Head, Tax Crimes Department of the Moscow Branch of the Interior Ministry in 2007 D.O.B: 28/02/1975 Town of birth: Baku Country of birth: Former USSR, now Azerbaijan Nationality(/ies): Russia Gender: Male Sanctions Imposed: Asset freeze and Travel ban. UK Statement of Reasons: In December 2007, an organised criminal group was … Read more
Fascinating previously unseen photographs taken by a British naval officer who travelled the world while serving on a Royal Navy ship 120 years ago have come to light. Henry Taprell Dorling served on cruiser HMS Terrible in the Second Boer War in South Africa before heading on to the Far East. The war was the … Read more
A Covid variant thought to carry more mutations than any other strain has been found in Tanzania, according to researchers. Virologists said it looked further removed from the original Wuhan virus than any other strain known to science, including variants found in Kent, South Africa and India. It was first picked up in three travellers … Read more
Turtle-y fearless! Tiny terrapin sees off thirsty lion and lioness drinking from a waterhole at South African game reserve A fearless terrapin is seen aggressively defending its waterhole from two lions Footage was captured by Reggi Barreto, 30, in Greater Kruger Park, South Africa The safari guide said the ‘surprising’ terrapin behaviour was ‘incredibly rare’ By … Read more
Turtle-y fearless! Tiny terrapin sees off thirsty lion and lioness drinking from a waterhole at South African game reserve A fearless terrapin is seen aggressively defending its waterhole from two lions Footage was captured by Reggi Barreto, 30, in Greater Kruger Park, South Africa The safari guide said the ‘surprising’ terrapin behaviour was ‘incredibly rare’ By … Read more