A team of scientists has discovered that endangered Cape gannets, which live and breed in large colonies in southern Africa, use unique dances that could show mates and neighbours where to find food.

Small clumps of weathered oil, commonly known as tar balls, have washed up on beaches in Algoa Bay, the Garden Route and Struisbaai, sparking concern among conservationists and authorities. The ...

Whatever twists an Olympic diver does in the air, by the time she hits the water her position is always with hands held in a point to break the water and head tucked between her arms. It is quite ...

The beautiful Cape Gannet, an iconic species of the local coastline that has lent its name (in Afrikaans, Malgas) to places like Malgas Island in Saldanha Bay and the village on the Breede River, is ...

Gannets may be among the fastest and most agile seabird hunters around, but they risk dying of fatal neck and head injuries from accidental collisions in the water when diving for fish at breakneck ...

The Hawke's Bay gannet season has come early, with thousands arriving prematurely at Cape Kidnappers. About 6000 gannets are already building their nests at the extremity of the Cape, prompting a ...

CBC News is deepening its commitment to climate change coverage with a special ongoing series, called "Our Changing Planet", that explores the challenges our environment is facing and the solutions ...

In this scene from EARTHFLIGHT: Africa, Cape gannets fly off the coast of South Africa in search of the great sardine run, the biggest fish migration in the world. The birds dive into the ocean to ...

These photographs reveal one of nature's greatest phenomena - the annual sardine run. Millions of the fish move north along the coast of South Africa where they are eaten by dolphins, sharks and ...

A team of scientists has discovered that endangered Cape gannets, which live and breed in large colonies in southern Africa, use unique dances that could show mates and neighbours where to find food.