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An alien-like fish find along KwaZulu-Natal coast

Rocksuckers, that is the name of the ‘alien fish’ spotted on a beach in Port Alfred, according to the South African Association for Marine Biological Research (Saambr).

Filmmaker captures breathtaking images of Knysna forest’s elusive elephant cow

After weeks of tracking, living on peanut butter and jam sandwiches, a filmmaker has captured breathtaking pictures of Knysna forest’s lone and elusive surviving elephant cow.

Seen on safari: 20 lions squeeze onto river bank to drink

A pride of 20 lions squeezed together to drink water from a small stream in the Sand River in South Africa’s MalaMala Game Reserve, create quite an image.

Cape parrot: Saving South Africa’s jewel of the forest

South Africa’s only endemic parrot is the Cape parrot (Poicephalus robustus), known as the ‘jewel of the forest’. With an estimated 1,800 of these birds left in the wild, they are considered an endangered species.

Watch A Hyena Swim The Backstroke

The scavenger took time to frolic in a South African watering hole and it was pretty cool.

Climate Campaigners Urge Standard Bank to Ditch ‘Alarming’ East African Crude Oil Pipeline

Hundreds of climate justice activists on Monday descended upon Standard Bank’s offices in Johannesburg, South Africa, where they implored the financial institution to stop backing the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline and other harmful fossil fuel projects.

‘Things not going well’: plan to return cheetahs to India under fire after six die within months

A controversial attempt to reintroduce cheetahs to the wild has suffered a major setback after three adults and three cubs died over the past eight months.

Sardine Run: All you need to know

The Sardine Run along the South African coast is one of the largest marine-life migrations on earth. Here’s all you need to know about this extraordinary event.

The South African Town Where Penguins Rule

A colony of 1,000 breeding pairs of African penguins nests on the beaches and in the gardens of Simon’s Town

Mossel Bay Shark Cage Diver Captures Incredible Footage Of Great White Launching At Boat [Video]

Coming within inches of him, videographer and shark cage diver Mark Graham captured the terrifying moment a great white shark launched at his tour boat.

VIDEO, IMAGES: Killer Whales hunt dolphins in Cape Town

Check out this incredible sighting of Killer Whales hunting a pod of dolphins in Cape Town this past weekend.

Search for wandering zebra continues

The zebra seems to like the look of Bellevue, South Africa, as he has been spotted frequently roaming the area.