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      Only in South Africa!!! An Ostrich Goes for a Swim at a Safari Lodge!

      Only in South Africa!!! An Ostrich Goes for a Swim at a Safari Lodge!

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeJanuary 4, 2026January 6, 2026 11,003 0

      An ostrich swimming in a pool sounds like a typo. It’s not. It’s real, it’s glorious… and it happened right here in South Africa.   South Africa (04 January 2026)…

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      South Africans have united under a common purpose this month: solving a mystery. What began with one woman’s question, ‘Where’s the shoe, George?’ Has become something of a national investigation….

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