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 Hides Inside Elephant To Escape Lion
An elephant is a fantastic animal to hide behind if feeling threatened by a lioness, even if that elephant is a carcass! Just ask a hyena which sought refuge from a lioness inside of an elephant carcass, unknown to that same lioness which lay feeding off the same carcass just a few metres away!
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Leopard Hides In Plain Sight To Catch Warthog
This quiet morning drive in the Kruger soon turned into a unforgettable spectacle of predator and prey!
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Watch Croc Trying To Take On 5 Elephants
Even though a large elephant could potentially trample a croc, and hence, crocs will typically not pick a fight with one; one determined croc made a daring gesture when he grabbed at an elephant’s truck recently at a dam in the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.
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Leopard Fights To Save Her Cubs From Immediate Danger
It’s not every day that one gets to witness an act of selfless bravery. However, game viewers Carol and Bob were privileged to see how far a mother will go to protect her offspring, when a leopard mother confronted a strong lioness to protect her cubs at @andBeyondTravel Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge.
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Watch Baboons Fight Back After Leopard Ambush
The impassioned response of a troop of baboons following a leopard kill at Singita Lebombo Lodge stirred experienced safari ranger Solomon Ndlovu to reach out to Latest Sightings.
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Unstoppable Hippo: Watch the Moment It Chases and Bites a Jeep
Katherine Gilson, Steve, and Richard Teichman and their guide, Sandiso, were given a close-up view of the formidable teeth of a hippo when a particularly large, aggressive hippo male charged and subsequently bit at their game vehicle, during a game drive at Manyoni Private Game Reserve.
