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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.

Heather Djunga

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  • Buffalo Birth And First Steps Captured On Camera

    Buffalo Birth And First Steps Captured On Camera

    A baby buffalo breathed its first breath and took its first step in full view of 37-year-old Sales Manager, Brett Reisen, in the Sabi Sands.

  • Watch Giraffe Give Lions An Unexpected Ride

    Watch Giraffe Give Lions An Unexpected Ride

    A giraffe gave a lioness a piggybank recently, when she, and fellow lionesses from her pride tried to take the giraffe down, with little success. This incredible sighting was witnessed by Francois Pienaar, safari guide from the Klaserie Game Reserve.

  • Two Male Lions Dig Warthog From Underground Burrow

    Two Male Lions Dig Warthog From Underground Burrow

    A warthog had thought it would be safe from predators in its burrow, however, two cunning lions decided to dig a little deeper and capture the warthog in its place of refuge, in a sighting witnessed by field and safari guide Kosie Lategan in the Kruger National Park.

  • Male Lion Takes On Full-Grown Kudu In Road Showdown

    Male Lion Takes On Full-Grown Kudu In Road Showdown

    Every now and then, a sighting will give one a front row seat in witnessing the glory and power of nature, as it was for Liana and Zander Bierman and Nicole Tobias when they witnessed a male lion take down an adult male kudu metres away from their vehicle.

  • Watch Leopard Try To Escape Surrounding Pride Of Lions

    Watch Leopard Try To Escape Surrounding Pride Of Lions

    A male leopard found himself surrounded by a pride of lions in the Kruger National Park, and had to keep his wits about him as he sought a way to escape, unnoticed.

  • How To Properly Handle A Charging Rhino

    How To Properly Handle A Charging Rhino

    A white rhino bull charged Rian Boshoff and his fellow travelers when they went out on a drive with Taxan at Djuma.

  • Pikas – The Cute Little Rabbits That Live In Yellowstone

    Pikas – The Cute Little Rabbits That Live In Yellowstone

    Pika are tiny rabbits which live on rocks and slopes. They usually go undetected because of their small size, however, photographer Judy Lehmberg of Epic Nature managed to capture some beautiful clips of them.

  • Baboon Adopts And Grooms Lion Cub In Rare Sighting

    Baboon Adopts And Grooms Lion Cub In Rare Sighting

    A tiny lion cub experienced for a moment what it is like to be a baby baboon and be groomed by ‘Mom’, in a spectacular sighting by Kurt Schultz from Kurt Safari in the Kruger National Park.

  • A Look At America’s Biggest Remaining Bison Population

    A Look At America’s Biggest Remaining Bison Population

    The steady movement of bison across a river at Yellowstone National Park presents a picture of sheer grandeur and majesty. Epic Nature photographer Judy Lehmberg caught a spectacular view of the park’s bison in this breathtaking sighting.

  • Never Wake A Female Leopard – Here’s Why

    Never Wake A Female Leopard – Here’s Why

    Game ranger Pieter van Wyk witnessed the angry response of a leopardess after a clueless male leopard woke her up from something of a leopard’s version of a ‘beauty sleep’, in an incredible sighting in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.

  • Rhino Charges And Collides With Tourist Vehicle

    Rhino Charges And Collides With Tourist Vehicle

    Wildlife monitor, Samantha Vorster showed that you can live to tell the tale after a black rhino has charged your vehicle, after she and those with her came up close and personal with one of the magnificent creatures during a recent wildlife excursion in the Kruger National Park.

  • Watch Eagle Battle Baby Warthog in Fierce Fight

    Watch Eagle Battle Baby Warthog in Fierce Fight

    A baby warthog put up a huge fight when a Martial Eagle descended on it quite suddenly, in a breathtaking sighting witnessed by Nazeem Mohammed near the Malelane Gate of the Kruger National Park.

  • Lizard Battles Snake In A Desperate Escape Attempt

    Lizard Battles Snake In A Desperate Escape Attempt

    A baby monitor lizard put up a huge fight when a snake attacked it, believing it to be an easy meal!

  • Watch Leopard Catch Impala In Mid-Air Leap

    Watch Leopard Catch Impala In Mid-Air Leap

    A leopard leapt into the air to pull down an impala, in an impressive display of strength and aerobatics witnessed by Mario Paul at Biyamiti Weir, in the Kruger National Park.

  • Watch Baby Buck Swept Away In River While Mother Watches

    Watch Baby Buck Swept Away In River While Mother Watches

    The heartrending sight of a baby waterbuck being swept away by a strong current in the Crocodile River was witnessed by Dave Pusey, a guide for Leo Vantage Safaris, at the bridge inside the Mjejane Game Reserve.

  • Lion Pulls Baby Giraffe Out From Its Mother In Hunt

    Lion Pulls Baby Giraffe Out From Its Mother In Hunt

    There’s always a lot of excitement around an animal kill, however, this one, witnessed in the Kruger National Park by Lodge Owner, Mark, from Foxy Crocodile Bush Retreat, had an unexpected twist when one of seven large male lions pulled a giraffe calf out of its mother’s womb during the feed.

  • Wild Dogs, Hyenas & Hippos Clash Over Two Impalas

    Wild Dogs, Hyenas & Hippos Clash Over Two Impalas

    A miraculous sequence of rare occurrences – two impala kills, a hippo emerging from the waters to intimidate a pack of wild dogs and a hyena vs wild dogs showdown – was captured in a single sighting by Francois Pienaar and Rogan Roams.

  • Lions Block The Road While Baby Jackals Play Nearby

    Lions Block The Road While Baby Jackals Play Nearby

    A lion roadblock, the loving embrace of two puff adders, and an elephant playing in the dust doing what appears to be gym leg-ups, are among the miraculous sightings captured by photographer Jan Bergh in the Kruger National Park.

  • Family Of Warthogs Steel and Devour Cheetah’s Meal

    Family Of Warthogs Steel and Devour Cheetah’s Meal

    A group of warthogs ganged up on a cheetah stealing its kill and causing it to flee the scene, in a recent sighting by Shakera near the Crocodile Bridge in the Kruger National Park.

  • Three Lions Corner A Buffalo With A Broken Leg

    Three Lions Corner A Buffalo With A Broken Leg

    50-year-old field guide, Jan Kriel witnessed three male lions ruthlessly surround and take down a female buffalo which had been left vulnerable by a broken leg, in a miraculous sighting recorded in the Kruger National Park.