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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Lions Feast On Elephant Near Manyane Gate
The tragic death of a young elephant bull was made even more memorable when a pride of lions arrived on the scene to feast from the elephant’s carcass.
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Elephant Family Unites To Save Baby From Mud Trap
A herd of elephants rallied alongside a baby elephant to help it get out of a muddy hole in an incredible sighting witnessed by Jolandi De Klerk in the Addo Elephant Park.
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Wild Dogs Hone Skills By Chasing Zebras
A pack of wild dogs held the attention of Armand Barnard and his wife near the Matjulu waterhole behind Berg and Dal’s camp in the Kruger National Park.
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Cheetah Strolls In And Out Of Crocodile Bridge
A lone cheetah recently caused quite a stir by the Crocodile Bridge Gate in the Kruger National Park, when it walked right through the gate, quite unperturbed.
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Exhausted Lion Family Collapses To Rest On Road
In this super-cute sighting, filmed by Michael Botes in the Mala Mala Game Reserve, a mother lioness and her little family of cubs took time out at the side of a sand road in the reserve.
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Little Leopard Cub Follows in Mommy’s Footsteps
A leopard mother and her cub were seen moving in tandem through the long grass in this breathtaking sighting.
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Baby Buffalo and Rhino Enjoy Playful Day Together
What do a baby rhino and buffalo have in common? Well, in this instance both had a desire to play.
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Watch This Cheeky Lion Cub Sneak Up On Its Sleeping Dad
A tiny cub sneaked up on his sleeping dad, with the stealth of a lion stalking its prey in this epic sighting witnessed in the Sabi Sabi Game Reserve.
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Cheetah Sprints After Wildebeest in Epic Chase
A cheetah chased after wildebeest in a memorable sighting filmed in the Kruger National Park.
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Massive Crocodile Sends Impala Into Sheer Panic
A waterhole in the Mala Mala Game Reserve set the stage for some dramatic viewing in an explosive crocodile vs impala encounter witnessed and filmed by Jaco Joubert.
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Hippo Charges at Lion Drinking from Watering Hole
A tense and dramatic scene unfolded at a watering hole when a massive hippopotamus charged at a lion that had come to drink.
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Desperate Lioness Takes to the Trees as Males Close In
A lioness climbed a tree to avoid the love interest of seven male lions, in an incredible sighting filmed by Rosa Swart in the Kruger National Park.
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Watch: Rare Sighting Of Elephant Mom With Twin Calves
An elephant mother with her twin calves stole hearts in an extraordinary viewing moment filmed in the Kruger National Park.
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Pack of Wild Dogs in Full Pursuit of Impala Along Dusty Safari Road
A pack of African wild dogs came charging with unstoppable momentum towards some impala in an unforgettable sighting in the Kruger National Park.
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Young Elephant Practices Walking for the First Time
JP Meiring managed to film the tentative first steps of a new elephant, in a rare and beautiful sighting captured in the Kruger National Park.
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Hyena Finds Itself Cornered in the Water by Curious Wild Dogs
A spotted hyena found itself in a predicament after being surrounded by a pack of wild dogs in a pool of water in an incredible sighting filmed by Tyron van der Walt.
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Adorable Lion Cub Pounces on Mom
A lion cub refused to let sleep time stand in the way of an adventure, in a poignant moment captured by Mike Kirkman in the MalaMala Game Reserve.
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Leopard Tolerates Hyena Just Long Enough Before Climbing with Kill
A sneaky leopard quickly carried a carcass up a tree, before a hyena had the chance to retaliate, in an impressive sighting captured by Greg Heasman by White Dam.
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Baby Elephant Swings Trunk Around Like a Noodle
This poignant sighting showcased the determination a little elephant must have in learning to use its trunk!
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Lions on the Run: Single Male Fleeing from Two Challengers
A single male lion found himself facing two challengers in this memorable encounter.
