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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Fifty Crocodiles Feast On Fallen Hippo
A hippo carcass attracted crocodiles in droves, as witnessed by Marie Tardan by Crook’s Corner in the Kruger National Park.
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Buffalo Herd Saves Member From Lion Attack
A dramatic and successful rescue effort by a buffalo herd was witnessed by Sara Zegut in the Timbavati Game Reserve recently.
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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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Hippo Chases Waterbuck From Crocodile River
Hippos can be quite territorial, as this one demonstrated when a pair of waterbuck tried to cross ‘his’ river in the Kruger National Park.
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Watch: Newborn Zebra Stands And Walks Moments After Birth
The incredible first moments of a newborn baby Zebra breaking free from the placenta and taking its first steps were filmed in the Thornybush Game Reserve.
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Cheetah Sparks Chaos As Impalas Scatter
A cheetah moved with lightening speed in a memorable hunting attempt witnessed by Diego Forsten in the Kruger National Park.
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Wild Dogs Clash With Hyena Over Stolen Meal
A brave hyena stole the kill from a pack of wild dog’s, which stood in unity to recover their meal from the offender.
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Crocodiles Snatched Sable Antelope Drinking In The River In Seconds
A peaceful river setting offered no clues to impending danger, in a riveting sighting filmed by Jenny Louw.
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Leopard Mom Loses Cub From Raiding Hyena
An opportunistic hyena found the hiding place of a tiny leopard cub and ran off with the small animal in its jaws in a tragic sighting witnessed by Ahmed Laher in the Kruger National Park.
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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.
