Shakira attacked by seal in South Africa February 14, 2012 - 21:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Latin pop singer Shakira was "paralyzed with fear" after a seal lunged for her BlackBerry when she holidayed in Cape Town, South Africa, she recounted on Facebook. The Register reports that the animal appeared to have mistaken the BlackBerry for a fish, Shakira explained, and lunged for her while she was taking pictures of it on the phone. "I believe what happened is that it confused the shiny reflection of the blackberry I was taking these pics with, with some sort of fish," the singer wrote in the Facebook post Special Report: Attacked by a Sea Lion. "It probably thought I was teasing it with food and then taking it away from it." “Suddenly, one of them jumped out of the water so fast and impetuously that it got about one foot away from me, looked me in the eye, roared in fury and tried to bite me. Everyone there screamed, including me. I was paralyzed by fear and couldn't move.” Shakira's life was "literally" saved, though she did sustain minor injuries. “I just kept eye contact with it while my brother "Super Tony" jumped over me and literally saved my life, taking me away from the beast. We both got our hands and legs scratched by the rocks while trying to protect ourselves,” the singer posted. Shakira explains that she had tried to get closer to the seals because she thought they were cute. Partner news  Top stories The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties. From America to Oceania including Africa, Europe and Asia, this international event has confirmed its popularity.   Partner news |  Latest news Israel calling off UNESCO mission to Jerusalem  "Israel has cancelled the delegation," which was due to have arrived the same day, a foreign ministry official said.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland.Dagestan twin blasts leave 3 killed, 40 injured An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.North Korea missile launch series enters third day “North Korea again launched a short-range projectile that appears to be a KN-02 missile,” said a ministry official. |
