Heather Djunga

Three large male lions gave 24-year-old, Candidate Attorney, Simone van Schalkwyk and those with her on a game drive a thrilling viewing experience, when two of them came right up to her car near the Lower Sabie camp in the Kruger National Park.

A tender moment of birth was devastatingly interrupted by a zebra stallion, which after harassing the pregnant female and trying to stop her from giving birth, then turned his aggression on the newly born foal.

A crocodile dared venture too close to a baby elephant for the mother elephant’s liking, and what ensued was a display of motherly devotion and power which left the crocodile lifeless. This miraculous sighting was witnessed by Hans Henrik Haahr while on safari in Zambia.

Three cheetahs waiting in ambush for an impala behind a termite mound; a baby impala lying alongside a leopard which appears almost congenial and paternal towards the little one until it strikes out; a showdown between a leopard and hyena over a distressed impala…

A pregnant impala faced the unimaginable in an incredible encounter with a hippo, a wild dog, and a hyena. While the hippo stepped in to help the poor impala, the animal eventually succumbed to the ferocious attacks against it, and after being killed, its carcass was stolen by a leopard.

Part-time photographic guide Moosa Varachia was left on the edge of his seat when he witnessed a hungry hyena chase a leopard cub in the Kruger National Park, after the cub had been hiding in a bush off the side of the road to evade detection.

The cub was then taken captive in a treetop and brutally killed by the leopard in full view of spectators. The rarity of the sighting, however, compelled Scott to share his experience.

A sneaky leopard thought it had gotten away with its crime, when it robbed a ground hornbill’s nest, stealing one of the babies!

It’s hard to decide whether it takes bravery or foolishness to try sneak past a pride of 23 lions! 31-year-old field guide Roan du Plessis recently witnessed a lone buffalo try to do just this at the Ngala Private Game Reserve.

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.

Four small cheetah cubs recently took on a newborn Grant’s gazelle, in a memorable sighting by 37-year old tour guide, Francis Kijazi in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, bordering Southern Serengeti plains in Tanzania.

Two wrestling crocs stole the spotlight in a rare sighting recently witnessed by Dylan Royal in the Kruger National Park.It was not immediately evident that war was breaking out beneath the water surface as Dylan and viewers observed the tranquil river setting. A croc sighting that began like any other A crocodile’s head could be…

Georgie Lawless witnessed southern masked weavers desperately try to defend their chicks, when a boomslang wrapped itself around their nests in search of an easy meal at the Ngala Private Game Reserve. An unlikely spectacle among the masked weaver nests When mentioning a masked weaver, one immediately things of the birds’ immaculate nests, which are…

Klipspringers versus wild dog pack – who will win? While it would seem the wild dogs would be the obvious winners in a confrontation between the two species, this was not the case in a memorable sighting by rangers from the Mala Mala Game Reserve. The team of rangers were privileged to enjoy an edge-of-seat…

Alone, a ground squirrel might be outpowered in a stand-off with a cape cobra. However, visitors of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park witnessed the power of numbers when seven squirrels – and a mongoose – took on a vehement cape cobra near the Nossob Campsite in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

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…

Nombekana’s safari guide, Rodney recently witnessed a showdown between a heron, a stork, a fish eagle and a croc, which contended for a single fish in the Kruger National Park. The absurdity of the showdown held Rodney and guests to the reserve’s full attention. Watch the sighting: Get our Best Sightings as they Come in…

A herd of hungry buffalo progressively grazed all the way to where a lioness hid in waiting. When they finally came face to face with her, both lioness and buffalo got a huge fight. However, after the lioness had gathered her thoughts, she charged into the herd with all fury. This incredible sighting was witness…

A massive male lion went straight for a ‘free lunch’ when he spotted a vulnerable hyena cub alongside the road, in a sighting witnessed by Johan Seekles in the Kruger National Park.

A leopard hunting a jackal hunting a flock of doves. As unbelievable as this all sounds, this is exactly what Digital marketing strategist and wildlife enthusiast, Bertie van Greunen and his wife Ria witnessed recently at the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.