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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Watch: Waterbuck Narrowly Escapes Crocodile’s Deadly Jaws
The gripping moment that a waterbuck pulled off a great escape from a crocodile was captured on film by Credit Controller, Wynand Vosser in the Kruger National Park, near the Crocodile Bridge.
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Wild Dog Puppies Emerge From Den For The First Time
‘Pure wonder’ is how Morkel Erasmus describes the moment he and his wife witnessed some wild dog pups emerge from their den for the very first time.
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Cinnamon Bear Cub Stands Out Beside Mom And Sibling
Wildlife enthusiast Judy Lehmberg filmed these delightful bear cubs; each one completely different but coming from the same mother, which walked ahead of them with dignified majesty.
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Giraffe Desperately Tries To Save Calf From Hunting Lions
A giraffe calf was violently attacked by a pride of lions at the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. However, its mother bravely fought off the predators.
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Male Lion Attacks And Kills Baby Hyena
A large male lion grabbed a young hyena before ending its life in a tragic moment, witnessed by field guide Almero Klingenberg at Kings Camp (Timbavati).
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Huge Crocodile Drags Kill Across The Road
A large, hefty crocodile walked out into the road in full view of Machial Ellis, who was caught by surprise by the stealthy predator’s presence while out on a game drive.
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Watch Lion Cub’s Innocent Tail Tug Turn Into A Life Lesson
A playful cub with the tenacity of a curious child took centre stage in an early morning game drive, just outside Satara Camp in the Kruger National Park on 15 January this year.
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Birds Try To Catch Their Eggs From Baboon ‘Criminals’
Waterholes are a source of life in the bushveld, however, one at Sweni Hide in the Kruger National Park recently became a hive of frantic activity and destruction when a troop of cunning baboons invaded the tranquil home of a group of geese.
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Baby Impala Uses Car As Shield From Cheetahs
An impala baby sought refuge by hiding behind a car in its attempts to escape a cheetah and her cub, in an adrenalin-filled sighting witnessed by Albert Le Roux and his family on a visit to the Kruger National Park.
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Puff Adder Snakes Fighting In Middle Of Road
An epic confrontation between two puff adders was captured on film by Lourens Erasmus on his most recent safari adventure.
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Two Black Mamba Snakes Fighting On Golf Course
A golf course at Leopard Greek, just outside the Kruger National Park’s Malelane Gate set the stage for a memorable confrontation between two wired-up black mamba snakes.
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Cute: Watch Black Bear Cubs Play In Yellowstone
The playful moments between two black bear cubs were caught on film by Judy Lehmberg of Epic Nature.
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Funny Elephants Wobble Around on Road
The clumsy, drunken behaviour of a herd of elephants caused quite a spectacle in the MalaMala Game Reserve recently.
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Impala Fights Back As Wild Dogs Attack
An impala ram put on a memorable display of bravery when it fought for its life in spite of gruesome injuries inflicted by a pack of vicious wild dogs.
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Wild Dog And Hyena Engage In Punching Match
Hyena vs Wild dog… which species will win? Merrell Foote captured a real-life encounter between the two predatory species in a recent visit to the Kruger National Park.
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Big Job: Red Fox Mom Trying To Nurse 13 Babies
A red fox mother looks after a particularly large litter foxes, amazing everyone who watches her antics through Judy Lehmberg of Epic Nature’s video clips.
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Wildebeest Calf Mistakes Car For Its Mother
Zaheer and Asma Ali witnessed what must’ve been one of the sweetest exchanges between man and nature they had ever seen, when a baby blue wildebeest mistakenly latched onto a blue vehicle, thinking it to be his mother! This breathtakingly cute moment happened in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
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Leopard Cub Falls Onto Mom’s Head While Playing
An overzealous leopard cub kept his mom on her toes with his climbing antics, climbing a tree and then falling on top of her!
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Lions Hunts And Attack Impalas At Waterhole
The muddy banks of the Nsemani dam, just 8km from the Satara camp in the Kruger National park, recently set the stage for an impressive lion kill, involving an impala and a pride of lionesses.
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Four Male Cheetahs Challenge Single Female
A band of four male cheetahs, named ‘The Four Musketeers’, teamed together against a solo female cheetah, named ‘Corrine’, when she inadvertently entered their territory at the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
