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Eagle Rips Lizard’s Eyes Out In Desperate Escape Attempt
Trapped in the claws of a martial eagle, this lizard tried to effect a desperate escape, but had its eyes ripped out as a result.
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Lion Steals Meal From Vultures Who Stole From A Cheetah
Chaos reigned supreme in the Sabi Sabi area, as a single impala kill traded hands between big cats and birds.
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Lions Block The Road While Baby Jackals Play Nearby
A lion roadblock, the loving embrace of two puff adders, and an elephant playing in the dust doing what appears to be gym leg-ups, are among the miraculous sightings captured by photographer Jan Bergh in the Kruger National Park.
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Watch A Bird Get Stuck In A Spider’s Web
Nature is filled with unexpected moments, where sometimes the very laws of nature appear suspended, as when this blue waxbill bird found itself trapped in the web of a golden orb spider.
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20+ Storks Team Up to Trap Cobra in The Water
A cobra having a bath in a waterhole was less than impressed by the 20+ storks that came to join in! Things became tricky for the snake when the flock surrounded it… Watch the cobra fend off the storks and try escape!
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Giraffe Takes one Last Drink Before Elephant Ends it All
A thirsty giraffe chose the wrong place for a drink when a nearby elephant was in no sharing mood. After taking one last sip, the giraffe’s stomach was stabbed open by the charging elephant.
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Sad Sighting As Jackal Feeds Inside Poached Rhino
In another tragedy for Africa’s dwindling rhino population, one of their number was ruthlessly slaughtered by poachers. Its discarded carcass, however, attracted scavengers from far and wide — including a black-backed jackal.
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Crab Takes On A Pride Of Lions In Bold Challenge
There was confusion in the ranks when a pride of lions discovered a freshwater crab crossing a dry riverbed. The plucky crustacean did an excellent job convincing the apex predators it was not to be messed with.
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Watch Injured Bat Try To Fight Off Angry Bird
A fruit bat found itself in a vulnerable position after falling to the ground. Unexpectedly, the threat came in the form of a grey-headed bush shrike which attacked without success.
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Watch Leopard Steal A Baby Bird From Nest
A sneaky leopard thought it had gotten away with its crime, when it robbed a ground hornbill’s nest, stealing one of the babies!
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Heron Demonstrates Epic Hunting Skills
A Grey Heron showed its brilliance at hunting when it stalked and subsequently caught a mouse in full view of Johan Rothmann (65), a retiree with a passion for traveling and wildlife.
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Watch Secretary Bird Harass Jackal
Steve and Bee recently witnessed the unforgettable stand-off between a secretary bird and a jackal near the Kij Kij waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. It’s easy to forget how large a secretary bird actually is, however the travelers saw close-up the immense size of the bird as it pitted itself against a jackal. Secretary…
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Honey Badger Tries Escaping Leopard’s Grip
Two of Africa’s most ferocious creatures fought a pitched battle a short distance from Biyamithi Camp in the Kruger National Park.
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Watch Dead Snake Fight Back And Choke Bird
A huge dead snake got posthumous revenge on a juvenile southern ground hornbill with eyes bigger than its stomach.
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Curious Bird Destroys Its Own Research Camera
This ground-hornbill, in the course of investigating a research camera, manages to completely break it instead.
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Snake Looks Like Huge Balloon After Stealing Huge Egg
A pair of Blacksmith Lapwings’ spirited defence of their nest proved insufficient to deter a hungry snake. The snake, a common (or rhombic) egg-eater, ignored their protests before making off with one of their precious eggs.
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Moment Buffalo Throws Calf Into The Air To Save It From Lion
A buffalo managed to defend its calf from a lion attack by using unorthodox methods, such as catapulting the calf into the air to get it away from the lion.
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Innocent Moment Baby Bird Walks Up To Leopard
In an adorable and heart-stopping encounter, a gosling makes its way into the path of a leopard cub. Read on to learn how the gosling miraculously outwitted the leopard cub and lived to tell the tail! Watch the Sighting: Benji Solms, a guide from Serondella Game Lodge, was out on safari near a peaceful riverbank…
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Watch Naughty Lion Cubs Annoy Sleeping Dad
This little group of lion cubs were full of energy and ready to play some games, as they began hunting their dad’s tail in the Pumba Private Game Reserve in South Africa. Cameron Schmidt, the reserve’s System Head Ranger, recorded the sighting, even capturing a rare white lion cub joining in on the game with…
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Impala Gets Passed Around Multiple Predators In Minutes
What do a bateleur eagle, a group of vultures and two large male lions have in common? In this epic sighting by 27-year-old Nadav Ossendryver, founder of LatestSightings.com, the predatory birds and lions shared a single impala kill. Nadav was treated to a magic moment of memorable viewing when an impala carcass attracted a succession…
