Search results for: “wildebeest”
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Lioness Uses a Perfectly Placed Wall to Ambush Wildebeest
For the most part, lions are nocturnal hunters. However, when opportunities present themselves in broad daylight, they will make do with whatever cover they can find.
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Zebras and Wildebeest Join Forces to Chase Off Wild Dogs
The tables were turned on a pack of troublesome wild dogs in this incredible sighting filmed by Cathan Moore in the Timbavati Game Reserve.
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Wildebeest Battles Leopard To Save Calf
An adult wildebeest fought desperately to keep a calf from the clutches of a leopard’s claws!
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Brave Baby Wildebeest Stands Up To Lioness
Life as a herbivore on the plains of East Africa is seldom easy. For this unfortunate wildebeest, even its brave face-off with a lioness was not enough to save it.
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Wildebeest Victim Of A Flawless Lion Hunt
A herd of wildebeest lay down to rest in the shade, seeking respite from the heat. The resulting lapse in vigilance allowed nearby predators to execute a textbook hunt.
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Lioness Snatches Wildebeest Calf In Sprint
A lioness sprinted out in pursuit of a baby wildebeest, securing a kill in view of spectators near the Crocodile Bridge in the Kruger National Park.
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Lion Attempts To Take Down Mighty Wildebeest
The quick reaction of a wildebeest saved it from the threat of a lioness, as she made her way through the bushveld.
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Wildebeest Wanders Straight Into Lion Pride
For prey species, anti-predator vigilance is crucial. Watch what happens when a wildebeest fails to spot predators hiding in plain sight.
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Lions Hunt Pregnant Wildebeest And Remove Calf
When a pregnant wildebeest walked straight into an ambush, she lost more than just her life. As her killers devoured her, one came away with a grisly prize.
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Watch Wild Dogs Capture Wildebeest In Coordinated Hunt
In a powerful display of pack dynamics, over 15 wild dogs work together to bring down a wildebeest. This gripping footage captures not only the raw violence of nature, but the incredible coordination that defines one of Africa’s most efficient predators.
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Watch: Leopard Battles Wildebeest Mother Protecting Calf
A distressed mother wildebeest tried to rescue and revive her calf after a leopard attacked it, in a breathtaking sighting filmed by Muhammed Gardee.
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Baby Wildebeest Fights Back Against Hungry Lions
After being caught by a pride of lions, a wildebeest calf made a desperate attempt to escape. Despite its best efforts, it was no match for the powerful predator.
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Wildebeest Helps Its Dying Friend Stand Up
Incredibly emotional scenes from Martloth Park as a heroic wildebeest refused to leave its dying friend behind.
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Wildebeest Calf Mistakes Car For Its Mother
Zaheer and Asma Ali witnessed what must’ve been one of the sweetest exchanges between man and nature they had ever seen, when a baby blue wildebeest mistakenly latched onto a blue vehicle, thinking it to be his mother! This breathtakingly cute moment happened in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
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Hippos Come To Wildebeest’s Rescue From Crocodile
When the jaws of death closed in near the water’s edge, nature had one more surprise in store. In this dramatic showdown, a predator, its prey, and an unexpected hero collide leaving everyone stunned!
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Watch Wildebeest Hook Lion’s Leg During Escape
A lioness was swung and shaken by a wildebeest in a twist witnessed by Hannes Joubert near the Satara Rest Camp in Kruger National Park
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Hippos Save Wildebeest From Hungry Crocodiles
A magnanimous rescue effort was captured on film by Chasin’ Africa Safaris, when some hippos helped a wildebeest to survive the deadly onslaught of a group of hungry crocodiles.
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Battle Between Jackals And Mother Wildebeest
When a pair of black-backed jackals discovered a vulnerable baby blue wildebeest, the two carnivores resorted to tag-team tactics. Accordingly, the mother wildebeest struggled to keep their relentless onslaught at bay.
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Watch Wildebeest Escape Twice From Distracted Lions
A wildebeest managed to escape the deathly grip of a pride of lionesses, before succumbing to its injuries, in an incredible sighting witnessed by 43-year-old Safari Guide for Nombekana Safaris, Rodney Nombekana, while on safari with clients in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.
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Wildebeest Attempts To Save Injured Calf From Predators
Between a mother’s fierce determination, the patience of a predator, and unexpected scavengers — this is the wild in its true form. Read on to learn how vultures, warthogs and a leopard all battle over an injured wildebeest calf throughout a five-hour showdown!
