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Shakira

MURRAY WILLIAMS

Staff Writer

COLOMBIAN pop sensation Shakira has spent the past few days tweeting the wonders of the Cape’s nature to her 14 million followers – including being “attacked” by a seal.

The star, whose unofficial 2010 World Cup anthem Waka Waka rocked the nation, spent several days in Cape Town earlier this week, and spent Monday touring the Cape Peninsula. She reported her every move to her fans worldwide on Twitter.

On Sunday, she tweeted: “Omg what just happened to me! I was attacked by a sea lion!”

Later, she explained: “This afternoon I happened to see some sea lions and seals. I thought to myself how cute they were so I decided to get a bit closer than all of the other tourists and went down to a rock trying to pet them doing a baby talk while taking pictures…

“Suddenly, one of them jumped out of the water so fast 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 paralysed by fear and couldn’t move, 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. 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. It probably thought I was teasing it with food and then taking it away from it.

“Now I’m off to see some penguins! I hope they are a bit more friendly!”

Later, Shakira posted to Facebook a picture of herself at Boulders Beach outside Simon’s Town, enjoying the company of penguins.

She also tweeted about visiting the Cape of Good Hope at the Cape Point Nature Reserve, and also later encountered the Peninsula’s famous baboons.