Animals

An elephant is a fantastic animal to hide behind if feeling threatened by a lioness, even if that elephant is a carcass! Just ask a hyena which sought refuge from a lioness inside of an elephant carcass, unknown to that same lioness which lay feeding off the same carcass just a few metres away!

A lion barely escaped with its life after being attacked by an irate hippo. Marietjie Emslie and her companions witnessed this remarkable encounter while visiting the game reserve.

This quiet morning drive in the Kruger soon turned into a unforgettable spectacle of predator and prey!

Even the deadly have to fear: What will happen when the king of snakes clashes with the ruler of the rivers? Read on to see how two of the most lethal reptiles battle it out.

Even though a large elephant could potentially trample a croc, and hence, crocs will typically not pick a fight with one; one determined croc made a daring gesture when he grabbed at an elephant’s truck recently at a dam in the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.

It’s not every day that one gets to witness an act of selfless bravery. However, game viewers Carol and Bob were privileged to see how far a mother will go to protect her offspring, when a leopard mother confronted a strong lioness to protect her cubs at @andBeyondTravel‬ Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge.

The age-old feud betwen lions and hyenas played out graphically on the H4-1 between Skukuza and Lower Sabie, in the Kruger National Park. Marissa Weide filmed the deadly encounter, which Latest Sightings shared on September 30,2024. Watch the sighting: What do they see? At the beginning of the video, we see two lionesses crouching at…

The impassioned response of a troop of baboons following a leopard kill at Singita Lebombo Lodge stirred experienced safari ranger Solomon Ndlovu to reach out to Latest Sightings.

The valiant efforts of a young male giraffe were not enough to save it from a pride of lions in Botswana’s Chobe National Park. This encounter, sent to Latest Sightings by visitor, Chris Gonsalves, was posted on September 10, 2024.

A small herd of wildebeest were caught totally by surprise when they walked into a lion ambush at Phinda Private Game Reserve.

Waterholes are a source of life in the bushveld, however, one at Sweni Hide in the Kruger National Park recently became a hive of frantic activity and destruction when a troop of cunning baboons invaded the tranquil home of a group of geese.

When a young elephant bull intervened, it saved a hippo from a harrowing experience with wild dogs.

Sometimes it pays off to be small and agile instead of big and ferocious…

In this exciting video, posted on Latest Sightings on November 13, 2024, a group of lions attempt to bite off more than they can chew. Wildlife guide, Jordan Davidson and guests already thought themselves lucky to be in the presence of two members of the Big 5.

It would be difficult to say who was the most surprised when a partially blind male leopard casually joined crocodiles in a feeding frenzy.

A playful cub with the tenacity of a curious child took centre stage in an early morning game drive, just outside Satara Camp in the Kruger National Park on 15 January this year.

Sometimes watching nature is beautiful and this sighting is no exception. Watch this cute cub helping her mother call for siblings through long grass.

These hungry lions teamed together to bring a giraffe to the ground. Would the lions risky hunt pay off?

This incident could have been much worse.

This Rhino got stuck in the mud, and became easy prey for the hungry lion pride. An elephant tries to come to the rescue.