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Watch As This Kingfisher Loses Its Tail Feathers to Escape Crocodile
As a kingfisher got ready to eat, it was rudely interrupted by a toothy neighbour.
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Watch This Brave Bird Defend its Nest from a Puff Adder
Watch as this ground-nesting bird corrals a snake away from its nest.
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Watch This Black Mamba Pull a Chick Out of Nest as Parents Try to Help
When a snake approached their nest, there was little these birds could do to save their offspring.
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Big Bird Feasts on Tiny Termites
At MalaMala Game Reserve, ranger Mike Kirkman stumbled across one of Africa’s most powerful raptors doing something surprisingly humble: dropping to the ground for a snack of swarming termites, snatching them from the air and off the earth with unhurried precision.
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Stranded Leopard in a Tree Gets Surrounded by Hyenas
A male leopard settles in for a peaceful meal high above the ground, but the bush has other ideas. What follows is a masterclass in scavenger opportunism and a tense standoff between a leopard and a clan of determined hyenas.
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Waterbuck Stares Down a Crocodile
We managed to film a special moment when a waterbuck watched a crocodile sneak past it.
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Helpless Tortoise Attacked by Ground Hornbills
Despite a hard protective shell, there was no stopping this greedy bird.
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Lone Hyena Thinks He Can Take On a Herd of Giffares on His Own
It goes without saying that young animals have a lot to learn, as was the case with this hyena out on a morning stroll.
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Lapwings Swoop Down and Attack a Lone Mongoose
These lapwings had no option but to act aggressively when a pesky mongoose got too close!
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Serval Goes Hunting At Night
All eyes were on a serval’s agile hunting finesse in this special sighting filmed by Mark Fox of Foxys On Safari in the Kruger National Park.
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Male Lions Fend off Hyenas and Vultures to Protect Their Meal
Two lions had brought down their prey, but now they had to defend it from intruding hyenas and hungry vultures!
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Waterbird Spears and Swallows a Fish Whole
This bird finished off its dinner with a flourish, after having a successful hunt!
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Stork Tries to Catch Fish but Otter Beats It to the Prize
While otters and saddle billed storks seldom compete for food, this sneaky otter stole a fish which a saddle billed stork had recently killed and then hurried out of the way!
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Storks Intrigued by Energetic Otters
Otters are widely loved but seldom seen. In this video, it seems even storks are fascinated by their playful behaviour.
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Snake and Chameleon Locked in Vicious Battle
It was boomslang versus chameleon in this rare showdown filmed by Darryl Sheedy in the Kruger National Park.
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Hyena Hides Inside Giraffe to Avoid Wild Dogs
A cunning hyena turns a giraffe carcass into its personal bunker during a chaotic feeding frenzy at Savannah Game Reserve. The move left vultures, wild dogs, and onlookers alike stunned.
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Relentless Honey Badger Takes On Spiky Porcupine In Wild Showdown
It was honey badger versus porcupine in this dramatic sighting filmed in Springerbaai in the Western Cape.
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Bird Makes Moustache out of Buck Hair
Cameron Schmidt witnessed a most unusual sighting at the Pumba Private Game Reserve when an oxpecker fashioned a makeshift ‘moustache’ with impala hair.
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Hyenas Have a Pool Party
Visitors to the Kgalagadi were treated to a playful spectacle as two rare hyenas visited a waterhole.
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Monitor Lizards Get Locked in an Intense Battle on the Road
Two Goliaths battled it out in this epic showdown witnessed by Cheryl Stedman at Ngwenya Lodge.
