Search results for: “birds”
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Curious Young Leopard Turns Genet Catch Into A Toy
A young playful leopard chose to use a genet as its toy of choice in this rare sighting witnessed by Johan Van Zyl in the Okavango Delta area.
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Serval Lands a Perfect Pounce to Secure Its Meal
With laser-focused precision and a spring-loaded leap, this serval proves why it is one of Africa’s most efficient small predators. In just seconds, patience and physics combine into a flawless hunting strike.
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Sleeping Lions Miss a Buffalo and Passing Cars
While buffalo and vehicles pass by in quiet anticipation, these lions choose sleep over spectacle. Sometimes even Africa’s top predators simply aren’t in the mood to wake up.
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The Best Birding Apps for Bird Lovers
No matter whether you’re a fanatical birder scanning the skies for anything airborne or a fledgling nature lover spotting a colourful but unknown bird on your balcony, the right birding app can transform your birding experience.
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African Civet Gets Spooked by a Bold Little Bird in the Dark
A tiny lapwing turned the tables on a stalking civet, sending the nocturnal hunter leaping in pure panic under Garjass’s night-vision glow. Ting Vision cameras caught this hilarious David-and-Goliath moment, where a bird’s bold defence flipped predator into prey in an instant.
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Roseate Spoonbills Compete for Nesting Space in Crowded Tree
A fight breaks out in an overcrowded tree as three spoonbills fight each other for the nesting space!
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Egyptian Geese Battle Intensely in the Air
Riverfront property is highly sought-after, but competitors seldom come to blows. As this footage shows, in Nature, it’s a whole different story.
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Ostrich Outruns Cheetah in High Speed Pursuit
In a breathtaking burst of speed, a cheetah and an ostrich push their limits in a race that lasts only seconds. When acceleration meets endurance, even the fastest hunter can be left behind.
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Crocodile and Yellow-Billed Stork Catch Fish Together
Teamwork makes the dream work for this crocodile and stork pair, which hang out together peacefully eating their meal!
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Jackal Battles it Out With Vultures in The Air
Competition amongst species is rife in the natural world. In this article, a jackal battles a flock of vultures for the remains of a kill.
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Africa Leads New Wetlands Action Plan, Offers Lessons for South African Parks
In a fresh take on wetlands management, African conservationists are putting animals first in protecting these precious habitats. We look at the proposal and how it affects two South African national parks.
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Marabou Stork and Vultures Share a Meal
Some marabou storks and vultures scavenged side by side on a kill by a waterhole in the Serengeti.
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Eagle Can’t Fly Away With the Hunt
This martial eagle had eyes bigger than its stomach as it tried to fly away with a guinea fowl that dragged it back to earth!
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Caracal Kittens Wrestle Over Baby Bunny
Two cute caracal kittens played with a baby bunny after their mother brought them their food, in an incredibly rare sighting filmed by photographer and wildlife enthusiast Marion Vollborn from Tier Fotografie.
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Wahlberg’s Eagle Catches Another in Rare Encounter
What began as a quiet scene quickly revealed an unsettling truth. In a rare and shocking encounter, one Wahlberg’s eagle stands victorious over another, exposing the fierce competition that unfolds high above our heads.
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Turtle Desperately Reaches For Frog Eggs
A turtle desperately seeking frogs eggs provided a fascinating glimpse into ‘lesser known’ wildlife dynamics of the Mala Mala Game Reserve.
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Secretary Bird Kicks Up a Storm Playing Soccer
When an unusual bird of prey found a strange object, its efforts to catch it resembled a game of football. Watch as it attempts to ‘score’ a valuable prize.
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Coot Bullies Goose Family At River
The feathers were flying when two species of birds got into an altercation of some prime waterfront real estate. Surprisingly, the species known for aggressive behaviour came off second best.
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Eagle And Monitor Lizard Face Off
Birds of prey are well known for hunting reptiles. But what happens when one of South Africa’s largest eagles tackles its largest lizard species?
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Crocodile Crushes Python In Surprise Attack
When we think of crocodiles hunting, the prey species that come to mind are normally zebra, wildebeest or antelope. This video shows that they will take on pretty much anything that ventures too close to the water’s edge.
