Heather Djunga

A pride of lions lefts visitors to a picnic spot at Melkvlei, Kgalagadi startled when they settled down next to the site’s toilet, without any intention of moving.

38 year old, Ahmed Ismail, was given a front row seat in witnessing the power of a pride, when some lionesses hunted down a buffalo just metres away from his vehicle in the Kruger National Park.

Simon Vegter from Wild Wings Safaris witnessed an unsuspecting leopard get the fright of her life after two lions quietly snuck up from behind her to share her meal. The incredible sighting unfolded at De Laporte in the Kruger National Park.

A pack of wild dogs chased an impala lamb straight into the car of Nature Field freelance field guide, Marc Cronje, just outside Paul Kruger Gate in the Kruger National Park.

The miracle moment of a buffalo giving birth was witnessed by field guide Morné Hamlyn in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.

MD Gunnar Heilmann witnessed an intimate moment between two giraffes while on a drive in the Okovango Delta in Botswana recently.

Judy Lemberg filmed one of nature’s most phenomenal climbers, in a breathtaking sighting.

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.

‘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.

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.

A giraffe calf was violently attacked by a pride of lions at the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. However, its mother bravely fought off the predators.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

An epic confrontation between two puff adders was captured on film by Lourens Erasmus on his most recent safari adventure.

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.

The playful moments between two black bear cubs were caught on film by Judy Lehmberg of Epic Nature.

The clumsy, drunken behaviour of a herd of elephants caused quite a spectacle in the MalaMala Game Reserve recently.