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Thursday, January 19th, 2012Giraffe rescued from Swimming Pool – YouTube Video
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Above: Giraffe Rescued From Swimming Pool YouTube Video
Giraffe rescued from Swimming Pool – YouTube Video
Check it out: a giraffe is rescued from a swimming pool in the above YouTube video!
The crew filming the television series Wild at Heart, were like ‘WTF’ when they found a nine-year-old, preggie* giraffe chilling in a swimming pool, as caught on the above YouTube video!
Filmed in the Leopard’s Den game reserve in South Africa, where wildlife roam free and the television series crew do their best not to interfere with wildlife in their habitat. Seems like the giraffe came looking for fame of its own though when the 14 months pregnant giraffe, named ‘Lucy’, managed to get through a fence around the set situated in the Glen Afric game sanctuary.
Producer Adam Friedlander says he is not 100 per cent sure how the giraffe landed up in the pool, but his guess is that she may have been drinking from it, and with her head being too low, became disorientated and fell in. Like that one time Lucy partied with the monkeys and got drunk on marula fruit. Good times.
Actor Stephen Tompkinson who was on the set at the time said: “It was such a bizarre sight – as soon as I walked around the corner all I could see was this great neck sticking out of the pool.”
The first step to Lucy’s rescue was for the crew to drain the pool. They wanted to use sandbags to build steps for the giraffe to trot out on, but just in case Lucy lost her footing while making her way out, the idea was abandoned.
The strapping young lads of the fire brigade were called to the rescue (*Queue superhero trumpet theme tune*) and decided to dig a trench at one end of the pool and lure the giraffe out with food. A gal can’t say no to a delicious carrot… as Lucy first discovered 14 months ago.
After three hours, Lucy eventually climbed out of the pool without a scratch. Go Lucy!
So for future reference thats how a giraffe is rescued from a swimming pool and caught on video!
Was this stunt an attempt to get 30 seconds of fame? Or was Lucy just looking for a respectable spot to have a water birth? Either way, good luck Lucy!
Source: The Telegraph
*preggie = pregnant
Top 5 Best Animal Videos on YouTube
Monday, October 17th, 2011Top 5 Best Animal Videos on YouTube
We’ve carefully selected these top 5 best animal videos on YouTube based on cringe factor, hilarity and surprise! Enjoy!
1. Red Hartebees Takes out Mountain Biker
Watch as Mountain biker, Evan van der Spuy gets trampled by a galloping red hartebees while participating in a mountain bike race in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal.
2. The Battle at Kruger\
Who really is the King of the Jungle? Watch as a herd of Cape Buffalo chase away a pride of lions in the Kruger National Park.
3. Monkey Smells His Finger and Falls out of A Tree
This curious little fella decides to stick his finger in an ‘Exit Only’ orifice and is left with a bad smells under his nose.
4. Sneaky Ninja Cat!
If there ever were a video that illustrated how sneaky cats are, it is this one. Check out this video and find out what it feels like to be a small animal on the menu.
5. Baby Elephant Sneezes and Scares Himself
Now here is something he won’t forget: his first sneeze…
To keep you up to speed with what has been happening in the realm of everything awesome on YouTube, here’s a clip that packs 100 of the decade’s most viral videos into four minutes.
Animals are no doubt the most unpredictable bunch on the planet. Grab your video camera, book your trip and be the next owner of the latest YouTube busting viral video to compete with some of the best animal videos on YouTube.
Africa Expeditions with Overlanding Africa.com
Friday, September 9th, 2011Africa expeditions can be enjoyed on budget safaris, camping safaris and Africa travel tours. Overlanding in Africa is an amazing experience that everybody should bear witness to. This short video will give you an idea of the good times to be had when travelling on an overland truck with like-minded people who share a common interest, to discover Africa in all its beauty and glory on an Africa expedition of a lifetime.
Whether you’ve already got a destination in mind, or whether you’re keen to travel on one of the routes labeled the best African safaris, the overland trip style of travel won’t disappoint.
If this short teaser has got you itching to go on a safari in Africa, don’t hesitate to contact us for free advice from members in the tourism industry with 40+ years of combined overland experience. We will gladly help you plan your next Africa expedition.
Animal Behavior: Lab Chimps Go Outside
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011These lab chimps have been raised indoors and are treated to their first day outside. Imagine what it must be like to feel grass under your feet for the first time…
The movements and curiosity of humans look so similar to those of this animal behavior. Lab chimps share so many mannerisms with humans. Its so awesome to get a glimpse of these similarities in a video like this.
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A Time Lapse of the Night Sky in April 2011
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011A Sahara sand storm, the milky way, stars in abundance, the dance of clouds shifting shapes and formations and the ever changing vistas of immense beauty is what photographer Terje Sorgjerd managed to capture when he undertook a photographic project in El Teide, Spain.
As is mentioned by the artist himself, his goal was to capture the intense beauty of the location, and showcase the splendour in a series of time lapsed images.
The result is breath-taking, and inspiring, see it for yourself.
Night Sky Time Lapse
The Mountain from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.
One thing is certain, the world we live in, in its fullness of beauty, is to be taken care of, by each and every one of us.
Let’s build… Each one teach one!
THIS is Botswana!
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010Sandboard Namibia – if you dare!
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009The Alter Action sandboarding team show us how it should be done and our travellers show us how we end up doing it!
Even the dog has a go! Classic!
For overland tours featuring sandboarding in Namibia or for any questions about Overlanding contact OverlandingAfrica.com or post your comments below.
LMFAO Friday: Moonwalking Rhino Can’t Stop Pooping
Friday, November 13th, 2009The name of this video says it all…
Don’t forget to send us links to any funny videos of Africa you stumbled across.
Enjoy…
LMFAO Friday: Overlanders are not the only party animals in Africa
Friday, November 6th, 2009Elephants stumbling home drunk after a heavy night at the pub, monkeys falling flat on their faces. Watch this hilarious (and cute) video to see what happens when Africa’s wildlife has one too many…
With more than 100,000 view on YouTube, this video illustrates that gap year students on an overland tour, are not the only ones to have “one too many” in the wild savannahs of Africa.
Note: This video is NOT set-up! It is a well documented fact that elephants and many other African animals get drunk from eating fruit that falls to the ground and ferments under the hot African sun. The fruit from the Amarula Tree is apparently an elephants favourite!
Enjoy – Andre.
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