All about: South Africa

"Disabled" baby whale rescued by pod of killer whales

By AOL Travel, May 20, 2013

Barcroft In a heartwarming tale of nature's triumphs, a disabled killer whale is being looked after by its family in South Africa rather than being left to die. The youngster is missing its dorsal...
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South Africa trials great white shark nets

By AOL Travel, May 02, 2013

Great white shark nets are being trialled in South Africa following five attacks on unmans in the last year. The BBC reports the nets will be tested in South Africa's Western Cape, to protect...
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Picture of the day: Heartbreakingly cute white lion cub meets the world

By Emma Sleight, Apr 20, 2013

This little fellow caught his first glimpse of the wide world this week when he and his brother and sister were introduced to the public for the first time at a zoo in France. These...
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Fisherman fined £8,550 for killing great white shark in South Africa

By AOL Travel, Feb 08, 2013

A fisherman has been convicted of killing a great white shark following a landmark decision by a South African court. Leon Bekker, of George, Western Cape, pleaded guilty to contravention of...
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Video: Skateboarder sets off speed camera at 70mph in Cape Town

By AOL Travel, Feb 08, 2013

A thrill-seeking skateboarder is facing prosecution for triggering a speed camera as he raced past at a speed of 70mph down a road from Table Mountain to Cape Town, South Africa. Decio Lourenco,...
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It really is a laughing hyena! Animal gets giggles on South Africa safari

By Ruth Doherty, Jan 03, 2013

This grinning hyena looks more than pleased to kick off 2013. Photographer Bridgena Barnard captured the hilarious sight in South Africa's Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. She told Rex...
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African python pictured swallowing WHOLE wildebeest for first time

By Ruth Doherty, Dec 05, 2012

The rare moment a python stretched its jaws to an unbelievable size to swallow a wildebeest calf head-first has been caught on camera. The African python looked like its eyes were bigger...
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British tourists' car flipped by elephant on safari in Kruger National Park

By Ruth Doherty, Nov 15, 2012

British tourists on a safari in South Africa were left traumatised this week after an elephant bull charged their car and flipped it over. The bulky bull elephant is believed to have pierced...
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