Animals

A wobbly elephant calf collapsed in the midday heat at a river, and its family rallied around to get it back on its feet. This heartwarming sighting will remind you of the true meaning of family.

While enjoying a meal at one of the park’s riverside restaurants, an observant guest realised she wasn’t the only one with an appetite. Nearby, a stork was getting ready to enjoy a meal of its own.

For the most part, predators don’t like to share their meals with other types of predators. As this footage shows, though, sometimes they make an uneasy truce when there is enough to go around.

When this young elephant came across an older bull lying down, he decided to try his luck in asserting dominance. Watch his comical antics as the larger animal tries getting to his feet.

As a family of hornbills was bickering over a meal, a scavenger arrived to settle the matter. This interesting video depicts an excellent example of opportunistic scavenging.

For many visitors to Africa’s game reserves, seeing a kill is high on the bucket list. For these visitors, the sighting was perfect, but for one factor.

Elephants are remarkable creatures, known for their size and intelligence. As this footage shows, they’re also resilient and look out for one another.

For young predators, one of the most important life lessons is learning what prey not to tackle. In this video, a rather special young lion and his siblings have just such an experience.

Rain or shine, Sabi Sands never runs out of drama, and this time it came from the treetops. A leopard’s afternoon meal turned into a nail-biting standoff the moment a hungry hyena caught the scent.

Water is a precious resource, particularly when droughts hit wildlife areas. In this video, a few of Nature’s heavyweights compete for access.

If you’re looking for the epitome of confidence, look no further than an elephant bull in its prime. In this video, we witness a magnificent bull in all his swaggering glory.

After a buffalo failed to notice a large pride of lions, the lions may have anticipated an easy meal. However, when the buffalo realised its mistake, it took the lions by surprise instead.

When this lioness heard a rustling in the grass, she approached to investigate. Watch as she tries to deal with this prickly customer.

On a visit to the waterhole, a pack of African wild dogs encountered some hippos out of water. True to their nature, the dogs couldn’t help trying their luck with one of the young hippos.

A heated leopard hunt was filmed from up close, showing the sheer power and force inherent in one of Africa’s Big 5.

In this special sighting, a herd of elephants stopped what they were doing to help a little one which couldn’t get up past the river bank.

When this leopard discovered a strange new creature, she approached, hoping for an easy meal. However, her would-be meal was quick to crack the whip on that idea.

A brutal encounter between four male cheetahs and a single female, left an indelible impression on Ria Van Greunen, who filmed the incident.

We know that lions can be sneaky. But just how sneaky? Watch this sighting to find out.

A pair of cheetahs recently engaged in a scintillating stare down with a large hippo in the Pilanesberg Nature Resserve.