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Reader's own 'elephant v croc'

Herald reader Lauren Vosper contacted @nzherald after seeing the Elephant v Croc pictures in today's (19/11/13) New Zealand Herald and shared her filmed experience from her trip to Botswana in 2011 that now has had almost 3.5m views on YouTube. courtesy LozV100/YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6PvMZy3BxI

NASA: Robotic explorer Maven to Mars

An Atlas V rocket lifts off at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41.The mission is to send the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft on a 10-month journey to explore the Red Planet's climate history. Courtesy: NASA Kennedy Space Center

Violent tornadoes kill 7 in US Midwest, dozens injured

Residents in several US midwestern cities sifted through piles of rubble Monday as they recovered from violent tornadoes that ripped through the region, killing at least six and injuring scores.

Raw: Etna volcano erupts, spewing ash

Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has erupted again, lighting up the sky over much of eastern Sicily and shooting up a towering column of ash.

Dance like nobody's watching

What happens when you've got 'one chance to dance'?. Courtesy: YouTube/José Durán

An astronaut's guide to movember

An Astronaut's Guide to Movember: The video that the clean shaven don't want you to see. Courtesy: YouTube/Chris Hadfield

DNA testing backfires

Craig Cobb, a white supremacist who wants to ban all blacks from a small North Dakota town, has discovered that he has African ancestry. Courtesy: Mail Online/The Trisha Show

Christmas advert YouTube hit

The new John Lewis (UK department store) Christmas TV advert has Hare give his best friend Bear a Christmas he'll never forget. It has amassed over five million views and is set to a cover of Keane's 'Somewhere Only We Know' performed by Lily Allen. In a beautiful forest, poor Bear is the only animal that never gets to celebrate Christmas because he has to hibernate every year. However, this year is different. This year Hare has a brilliant idea. courtesy JohnLewisRetail/YouTube.

Super-Typhoon Haiyan seen from ISS

On Friday Nov. 8, external cameras on the International Space Station captured views of Super-Typhoon Haiyan which struck the central Philippines municipality of Guiuan at the southern tip of the province of Eastern Samar with a force equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane. Courtesy: NASA

All Black jersey given to US Defense Secretary

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel received an All Blacks rugby jersey from New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman during a press conference at the Pentagon in Washington to announce NZ, US resume bilateral military ties after nearly 30 years.

Beyonce gets Haka

Before International Rugby matches, the New Zealand All Blacks perform the Haka, a traditional war dance meant to intimidate the opponent. It is also used to honor a distinguished guest. After Beyoncé's October 19 show in Auckland the local crew welcomed her with a Haka. Courtesy/YouTube

NSA - Stop Watching Us: The Video

StopWatching.us is a coalition of more than 100 public advocacy organisations and companies from across the political spectrum. This video harnesses the voices of celebrities, activists, legal experts, and other prominent figures in speaking out against mass surveillance by the NSA.

Raw: China - Smog closes schools

Smog has choked parts of China's northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, forcing schools and highways to shut and disrupting flights. An index measuring PM2.5, or particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5), reached a reading of 1,000 in some parts of Harbin, home to some 11 million people, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

Bushfires destroy homes

A state of emergency was declared as Australian firefighters continue to battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes. Hundreds of people have been left homeless by the bush fires. The following video shows Triple M radio stations' Mark Geyer reporting on the devastating fire that went through Winmalee & Springwood. Credit: Brenden Wood/NewsPoint

Suicide bomber strikes Russian bus

Russian authorities say a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on a bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd. Authorities say a female suicide bomber conducted the attack on the bus, killing six people and injuring 32. According to the Russia Investigative Committee, the blast was carried out by Naida Akhyalova, from Dagestan. Authorities say she was a recent convert to Islam and a wife of a militant leader. Footage has emerged of a the bombing, taken on a Russian dash cam on a car traveling behind the bus.

Orphan's GoogleEarth miracle

For more than a quarter century, Saroo Brierley searched for his family before finding his way back home with the help of #GoogleEarth. Watch the incredible true story of hope, determination and technology. Credit: Google Maps/NewsPoint

Shutdown encouraged US foes, depressed friends

US President Barack Obama warned Thursday that America's political dysfunction had encouraged its enemies and depressed its friends, and said the crisis had left "no winners" in Washington.

Thousands of caimans living near Rio's Olympic village

Some 5,000 to 6,000 broad-snouted caimans live in fetid lagoon systems of western Rio de Janeiro, conservationists say, with visitors warned they could encounter them during the 2016 Olympic Games. Experts have allayed fears however by saying that the caimans, smaller and less aggressive than alligators or crocodiles, are not considered a threat to humans. Some of the animals have already taken refuge in ponds being built inside the Olympic golf course. Courtesy: YouTube/marco antonio da silva