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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Snake and Chameleon Locked in Vicious Battle
It was boomslang versus chameleon in this rare showdown filmed by Darryl Sheedy in the Kruger National Park.
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Elephant Goes Scuba Diving
This joyful elephant put on a grand show for Mariska and Yolandi in the Kruger National Park, when it ducked and dived in and out of a river.
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Lions Pull Crying Warthog out of Burrow by the Road
It’s not always Hakuna Matata for warthogs in the wild, nor are lions friendly to warthogs like in the movie, the Lion King.
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Desperate Leopard Challenges Hyena
A hungry leopard desperately tried to steal an impala kill from a hyena in this memorable moment filmed by Dave Reed in the Timbavati.
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Cheetah is Too Slow to Catch a Wildebeest
The Kruger National Park set the stage for this epic wildebeest win, when the creature evaded the onslaught of a fast-approaching cheetah.
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Relentless Honey Badger Takes On Spiky Porcupine In Wild Showdown
It was honey badger versus porcupine in this dramatic sighting filmed in Springerbaai in the Western Cape.
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Warthogs Team up to Chase Cheetahs
Cameron Schmidt filmed a miraculous turn of events in the Pumba Private Game Reserve recently.
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Hidden Leopard Ambushes Fighting Impala
A leopard successfully ambushed and caught an impala in full view of game viewers in this incredible sighting.
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Bird Makes Moustache out of Buck Hair
Cameron Schmidt witnessed a most unusual sighting at the Pumba Private Game Reserve when an oxpecker fashioned a makeshift ‘moustache’ with impala hair.
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Huge Elephant Nudges Safari Vehicle Full of Tourists
It’s easy to forget how big an elephant is, until it approaches your vehicle in the road!
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Elephant Chases Lions onto the Road
How many elephants does it take to chase a pride of lions out of the bush and on to the road? The answer is just one, according to this incredible footage captured by Amir Bux.
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Lioness Abandons Cubs to Run Away from Rhinos
This lioness did the unexpected when she appeared to abandon her cubs to evade an approaching herd of rhino.
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The Perfect Lion Ambush
This impeccable ambush left a lasting impressing on Bonga Njajula who filmed the epic moment in the Kruger Shalati.
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Monitor Lizards Get Locked in an Intense Battle on the Road
Two Goliaths battled it out in this epic showdown witnessed by Cheryl Stedman at Ngwenya Lodge.
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Zebra Attacks Newborn Foal
An adult zebra attacked a newborn zebra foal in this unbelievably heartbreaking sighting.
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Impala Stands his Ground and Fights off Wild Dog!
An impala refused to succumb to a wild dogs’ intimidation in this incredible moment filmed in the Okavango Delta.
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Territorial Hippos Chase Waterbucks out of The Water
A determined hippo made sure that some waterbuck knew his territory was off limits, in this memorable sighting filmed by Belinda Joubert.
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Lone Zebra Turns the Tides on a Pack of Wild Dogs
Every now and then, the bushveld sets the stage for some miraculous moments.
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Leopard Drags Live Impala Into Tree to Escape Hyenas
Gareth Nuttall-Smith experienced firsthand the raw emotions nature can stir up, when a leopard brutally killed a tiny impala before dragging it up a tree.
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Hyenas Pull Screaming Buck Out of Dam
The screams of a kudu in distress made this sighting in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve both heartbreaking and memorable.
