An “unsecured” penguin in a cardboard box has been blamed for a bizarre helicopter crash in South Africa, authorities said. The flightless bird apparently ... feet to the ground, according ...

A passenger on the Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter was holding the box with the bird ... South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority said. As the helicopter was around 50 feet off the ground ...

The crash occurred just after take off from Bird Island in South Africa’s Eastern Cape ... then rolled before its rotor blades hit the ground and it crashed on its right side.

The penguin was inside a cardboard box which slipped off the lap of a researcher after the helicopter set off from Bird Island ... smashed into the ground. The South African authorities have ...

They are only found on the continent and there are only about 9,600 left in Zambia, Botswana, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The tall birds ...

The pilot and passengers were conducting an aerial survey flight of an island off South Africa's Eastern Cape on January 19, 2025. The helicopter safely landed on Bird Island. Before departing ...

The South African Civil Aviation Authority said the impact sent the helicopter crashing to the ground. No-one on board, including the penguin, was hurt. The authority said that "the lack of secure ...

Looking to embark on a safari? Sherry Wheatley Sacino shares her travel tips and experiences from her recent visit to South ...

South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The tall birds (up to 180cm or six feet tall) have a wingspan of up to 2.6 metres wide and can weigh up to 8 kilograms. They’re the tallest flying African bird. In ...

By 2005, the South Africa population had increased to 242 individual birds. By 2024, 304 individual birds were found . How did the wattled cranes move from Critically Endangered?