Steve Bebington

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.

Few people would argue that lions are one of the most fearsome creatures in the African bushveld. However, one creature doesn’t care about reputations. The honey badger.

Despite efforts to assist its imperilled calf, a wildebeest was unable to save it from a hidden predator.

For Africa’s big cats, deciding when to hunt is not always a straightforward decision. As this video shows, sometimes the curiosity of the cat does not guarantee a reward.

For the most part, lions are nocturnal hunters. However, when opportunities present themselves in broad daylight, they will make do with whatever cover they can find.

We typically associate mating with romance. For big cats, it is often accompanied by violence, especially if the female still has cubs to protect.

Visits to the waterhole are always tense occasions. This is because predators are often lying in wait. Occasionally right at the feet of the prey they intend to hunt.

In normal circumstances, male lions don’t tolerate scavengers after their food. In this case, a rare exception was made.

Visitors to the Kruger Park were ecstatic to see one of the reserve’s rarest large mammals. When it decided to cross a river, the sighting was all the more unusual.

A visitor to a South African game reserve had a nasty surprise when he spotted an antelope with an unusual deformity.

After a crocodile killed a zebra, two hippos moved in to investigate. Surprisingly, the intruders then stole the carcass, preventing the crocodiles from feeding.

A pride of lions had to run for cover when their siesta was disturbed. Protecting her herd, an elephant cow was taking no chances.

When a leopard waited around after a warthog escaped, onlookers wondered why. A while later, the wily predator revealed its motives in a display of ruthless efficiency.

In this unusual sighting, a python is seen soaking up the sun’s warmth when an unwelcome spotted intruder arrives. After trying to make head or tail of the situation, a leopard goes in for the kill.