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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Leopard Became A Scaredy Cat When Huge Male Lion Passed By
This incredible encounter between two members of the Big 5 was witnessed by Marianne Versloot at the Kruger National Park.
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Leopard Mom Protects Cub From Wandering Hyena
A leopard mother put on a brave show chasing a prowling spotted hyena away from the vicinity to protect her cub, in a memorable sighting witnessed in the Sabi Sabi Game Reserve.
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Lion Cub VS Lion Dads Tail Catching Challenge
This little cub believed it had found a good thing when it stumbled across its dad’s tail while he was sleeping in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
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Wild Dogs vs Hippo In Unforgettable Confrontation
It was hippos vs wild dogs in a rare confrontation filmed by Jarryd Walsh in the Kruger National Park.
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Watch Wild Elephant Circus Show Causing Traffic
Some elephants appeared to create a circus show for motorists in the Kruger National Park.
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Massive Black Rhino Takes On Unsuspecting Lion Pride
A black rhino successfully put fear into a pride of lions as he charged into the pride, in an incredible sighting witnessed by Mark Fox in the Kruger National Park.
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Lions Miss Easy Zebra Meal In Hunting Blunder
An epic interaction between a zebra and a pride of lions was filmed by field guide Brett Stanley in the Kruger National Park.
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Cheetah Snatches Baby Zebra From Herd
Nkululeko Mzolo witnessed the sheer hunting power of two cheetahs when they snatched a baby zebra from a herd in an incredible sighting witnessed in the Thornybush Game Lodge.
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Watch Huge Lion Get Annoyed By Tiny Fly
This fearless male lion was left at the mercy of a relentless fly.
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Tiny Lion Cub Causes Chaos On Dusty Road
A very busy little lion brought traffic to a standstill and kept his mother on her paws in a special sighting filmed by Mark Fox of Foxy’s On Safari in the Kruger National Park.
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Chameleon Escapes Leopard Without Changing Colour
A curious leopard watched a chameleon scale the trunk of a tree, in a spectacular sighting filmed by Michael Botes in the MalaMala Game Reserve.
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Watch: Dead Hippo Surprises Unsuspecting Lioness
A lioness was left stunned when the bowels of a hippo exploded out as she gorged on the flesh of the animal.
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Watch Spotted Hyenas Vs Wild Dogs In The Kruger
An incredible showdown between spotted hyenas and wild dogs was witnessed near the Skukuza Camp in the Kruger National Park.
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Biggest Leopard Hunt Fail Ever Caught On Camera
A poor leopard failed to even touch its intended prey, a warthog, in an epic botched kill captured on film in the Kruger National Park.
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See Elephant Try To Lift Newborn Calf
A poignant moment between an elephant and her newborn calf was filmed by Brett Marneweck at the Arathusa Safari Lodge.
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Hippos Playing Dentist Simulator By The River
A baby hippo had the time of its life showing off its teeth to one of its older siblings in the N’watimhiri Dam recently and encouraging the sibling to do the same.
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See Lions Smash Through No Entry Sign
The Kruger National Park provided the setting for an amusing interaction between a pride of lions and an unmistakable ‘no entry’ sign.
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Leopard Steals Kill From Pack Of Hyenas
In a blitz ambush, a leopard stole an impala kill from a pair of hyenas in a memorable sighting witnessed in the Kruger National Park.
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Male Lions Feed Off Baby Elephant Carcass
A coalition of male lions was filmed feeding off a dead baby elephant near the Crocodile Bridge in the Kruger National Park.
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Watch: Monitor Lizard Tries To Slap Hunting Leopard
A single slap by the tail of a monitor lizard was enough to deter a determined leopard in a memorable sighting captured in the Kruger National Park.