Animals

A brave buffalo refused to budge in spite of an elephant’s advancements, in a special sighting witnessed by Sonja Deutschendorff near the Punda Maria camp in the Kruger National Park.

A fleeting moment in the bush revealed the brutal hierarchy between Africa’s big cats. In the wild, dominance can determine who survives to see adulthood.

As night falls over the African bush, its sense of mystery deepens. Hidden in the shadows, predators keep watch… even on one another.

When a mother oryx and her calf were set upon by predators, they teamed together to face the threat.

This lone leopard refused to be intimidated by anything, even a large herd of buffalo!

This elephant put on a show at the Nkorho Bush Lodge when it threw sand in all directions.

Hyena cubs provide for some of the most amusing sightings in the bushveld. Sander Hemmen was given a memorable glimpse into their world on a night drive by Malelane.

In the natural kingdom, being different is not always acceptable. This painful reality is graphically illustrated in the following article.

These impala stood spellbound as a pair of leopards walked towards them.

A leopard mother successfully carried her cub into the branches of a high tree in a memorable sighting in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.

Elephants are extremely social animals, often forging lifelong bonds with one another. However, as this footage shows, for this to happen, one needs to know one’s place in the hierarchy.

Teamwork makes the dream work for this crocodile and stork pair, which hang out together peacefully eating their meal!

This poignant moment showcasing a leopard cub’s playful side was filmed by Marka Mashele at the Mala Mala Game Reserve.

This concealed leopard was minding its own business, when it had to scare away some tourists!

Some thirsty, sociable elephants satisfied their thirst at a bushveld manmade reservoir, while a herd of zebra looked on.

A freezing, abandoned hyena cub was found alone on concrete during a winter night in Zimbabwe, blind and fighting to survive. Now, after a desperate rescue by the team at Chipangali Wildlife Sanctuary, he has a second chance at life.

Lions are Africa’s largest predator, but like most creatures, they are entirely dependent on their mothers at birth. In this article, we witness a lioness’s clumsy tenderness with her weeks-old cub.

Two daring cheetahs took on a young giraffe in a desperate and risky hunting attempt!

For young animals, the world is a place of wonder. Everything needs to be investigated, but not everything is interesting, as these lion cubs found.

Competition amongst species is rife in the natural world. In this article, a jackal battles a flock of vultures for the remains of a kill.