Heather Djunga
Heather Djunga is an accomplished writer and editor whose love for the great outdoors was kindled from an early age, from when she took annual trips down to South Africa’s Kruger National Park with her family. Her most memorable animal sightings have included a showdown between a leopard and porcupine, a wild dog kill during an evening game drive, and a cheetah with three brand new cubs. She has also authored a children’s series about a lion cub.
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Hyena Sneaks Up On Distracted Cheetah
A zoned-out cheetah failed to notice a spotted hyena sneaking up on it, in a memorable sighting filmed by Piet van Wyk in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.
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Cubs Discover Deadly Snake While Playing
Some curious lion cub recently got up close and personal with a puff adder on a sandy road in the Kruger National Park.
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Cheetah Mom Outsmarts Lions To Save Cubs
A cheetah mother showed extreme courage when she used herself to distract a lion and lure the large beast away from her cubs.
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Monkey Tries Snacking On Chameleon
A vervet monkey feeding on a chameleon right near the road was the centre of attention in a recent sighting filmed during a game drive at Duba Plains, Okavango Delta.
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Young Leopard Nails Its First Ever Hunt Like A Pro
A young leopard successfully stalked and brought down its prey in full view of an appreciative audience in this spectacular sighting filmed in the Kruger National Park.
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Frog Fights Back While Being Eaten Alive
A little frog refused to go out without a fight in a tussle with a saddle-billed stork in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.
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Sick Lioness Tries Catching Anything That Moves
A sick lioness moved hearts when she attempted to hunt off the side of the road in view of motorists in the Kruger National Park.
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Eagle Fights Off Vultures For Every Bite
A determined tawny eagle refused to give vultures even the smallest bite of its catch in a rare sighting filmed by Desray van der Spuy in the Kruger National Park.
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Buffalo Stand Guard Over Half-Eaten Herd Mate
A herd of buffalo returned to defend their fallen herd member in an incredible sighting witnessed by Michael Botes in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.
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Front Seat View Of Lion Hunting Zebra
Hunting alone didn’t stop a lioness from putting on a dazzling performance in full view of spectators in this breathtaking sighting witnessed by Vadia Rautenbach Fourie in the Kruger National Park.
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Chases Turtle Bites Huge Lion Drinking In His Pond
A brave terrapin managed to scare off a Goliath of a lion, while the big cat lay drinking from a waterhole at the Mala Mala Game Reserve.
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Leopard Became A Scaredy Cat When Huge Male Lion Passed By
This incredible encounter between two members of the Big 5 was witnessed by Marianne Versloot at the Kruger National Park.
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Leopard Mom Protects Cub From Wandering Hyena
A leopard mother put on a brave show chasing a prowling spotted hyena away from the vicinity to protect her cub, in a memorable sighting witnessed in the Sabi Sabi Game Reserve.
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Lion Cub VS Lion Dads Tail Catching Challenge
This little cub believed it had found a good thing when it stumbled across its dad’s tail while he was sleeping in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
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Wild Dogs vs Hippo In Unforgettable Confrontation
It was hippos vs wild dogs in a rare confrontation filmed by Jarryd Walsh in the Kruger National Park.
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Watch Wild Elephant Circus Show Causing Traffic
Some elephants appeared to create a circus show for motorists in the Kruger National Park.
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Massive Black Rhino Takes On Unsuspecting Lion Pride
A black rhino successfully put fear into a pride of lions as he charged into the pride, in an incredible sighting witnessed by Mark Fox in the Kruger National Park.
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Lions Miss Easy Zebra Meal In Hunting Blunder
An epic interaction between a zebra and a pride of lions was filmed by field guide Brett Stanley in the Kruger National Park.
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Cheetah Snatches Baby Zebra From Herd
Nkululeko Mzolo witnessed the sheer hunting power of two cheetahs when they snatched a baby zebra from a herd in an incredible sighting witnessed in the Thornybush Game Lodge.
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Watch Huge Lion Get Annoyed By Tiny Fly
This fearless male lion was left at the mercy of a relentless fly.
