Steve Bebington

Imagine visiting a game lodge and seeing wildlife from your window. Sound cool? Well, for this lucky visitor, the sighting turned into a whole lot more than was featured in the brochure.

When a polar bear visited an encampment, tourist photographers looked on in awe. After enjoying the sighting, their guard decided it was time for the predator to leave.

When visitors to the Kruger National Park saw a dead antelope, they didn’t have to wait long for a scavenger to arrive.

Lion prides are by no means fixed groups, particularly when the pride’s male goes blind. In this footage, we see the moment a trio of new males arrives to challenge for dominance.

Of Africa’s large predators, cheetahs enjoy one of the highest hunting success rates. However, despite their blistering speed, if they don’t get the basics right, they’re bound to go hungry.

When an antelope sensed a predator nearby, it sounded the alarm. Thanks to its actions, its herd escaped to safety.

When you’re hungry, it sometimes feels that any meal will do. However, for this predator, its intended snack was in no mood to cooperate.

When lions and buffalo come into conflict, the outcome is never predictable. In this video, a pair of old ‘dagga-boys’ find themselves confronted by a determined pride of lions. But who will emerge as victor?

When mother lions get hungry, they have no choice but to leave their cubs unprotected while they go hunting. In this video, we see a lioness trying to find her cubs after a night on the prowl.

Although cheetahs have a distinct speed advantage over their prey, this doesn’t always mean they get to eat what they catch.

In the African bush, real estate is a serious and often deadly business. This was graphically illustrated in a violent skirmish between leopards.

Elephants are truly remarkable creatures. Aside from their huge size and peculiar appearance, they are also incredibly intelligent.

What happens when different species of predators encounter one another? In this instance, one advances while the other respectfully retreats.

For many visitors to Africa’s national parks and game reserves, the chance of seeing a leopard is eagerly anticipated. However, these secretive cats are among the most difficult to spot (pun intended).

Imagine waking up to find a group of predators resting on your roof. This sums up the dilemma faced by a troop of baboons who were left with no choice but to wait it out.

When a lion cub fell down a steep riverbank, its pride did all they could to help him out. In the end, they could only watch while danger got ever closer.

If you’re the only elephant calf in your herd, you’ve got to make your own fun. In this video, a calf finds a novel, if smelly, way to play while mum feeds.

Like all babies, elephant calves are born curious. This video shows a calf’s first encounter with a safari vehicle, under the watchful eye of its gentle mom.

Seeing a wild leopard is always a treat. Seeing one with a playful cub is better. Even when it loses its footing.

The enmity between baboons and leopards is legendary. As this video shows, not even young leopards are spared abuse when spotted.