Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts

GoPro-Wearing Cyclist Gets Robbed At Gunpoint. Luckily The Robbers Didn't Know What A GoPro Is.


Notice to robbers who prey on cyclists: Before you rob one, make sure you know what a GoPro is and what it does. Malcolm Fox, with a GoPro camera strapped to his safety helmet, was cycling through a wooded area in Somerset West, South Africa when a man waving a handgun came out of nowhere and ordered him off his bike.

The first man was then joined by two other men. They took Fox's cellphone, car keys, Oakley sunglasses, and bike. They then let go of Fox and told him to go through the opposite direction. And then they escaped.

Luckily for Fox, the robbers didn't seem to know what a GoPro is. One of the robbers appeared to stare at the camera for a moment but then didn't think much about it. They let Fox go without taking the contraption attached to his helmet.

The footage of the robbery was given to the police which led to the arrest of the three suspects. The items they stole were recovered and given back to Fox.

A GoPro is a wearable video camera which is popular among outdoor enthusiasts like cyclists and mountain climbers. It's an effective device for recording action without you having to hold the camera in your hands.

11 Women Shave Their Heads To Show Support For Their Cancer-Suffering Friend

This is what friends are for. In February 2014, South African portrait photographer Albert Bredenhann was contacted by someone to do a photoshoot. That someone is a friend by Gerdi McKenna who was diagnosed with breast cancer just several months prior. In the photoshoot, McKenna's friends decided to surprise her by shaving their heads as a sign of their love and support. McKenna got very emotional when she saw what her friends had done just for her.

A Young Buffalo Narrowly Escapes Death In The Hands Of Three Hungry Lions

At the Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa, the attempts of a pride of lions to take down a young buffalo was captured on camera. At least three lions are seen running after and attacking a buffalo which they isolated from an herd.

One of the lions seemed to have been able to hold down the buffalo with a hold on its neck when an herd of buffaloes came for the rescue. Outnumbered, the lions decided to abandon their plans and fall back.

Hunters Left A Bullet In This Baby Rhino's Head...Her Recovery Will Warm Your Heart

Her name is Shangi. She is a baby rhinoceros in South Africa who was orphaned when hunters killed her mother. What's worse, the hunters left a bullet in her head. Luckily, she was rescued by a wildlife veterinarian and his team. They nurtured her and brought her back to her old healthy self.