Animals

After spotting 2 caracals on the road, these tourists couldn’t believe their luck. They reversed to keep up with them for over a km, when finally, the caracals stopped and put on the show of a lifetime! Hopefully, some more caracals will be coming soon!

These lionesses thought they’d have an easy time of it when they spied some sleepy hyena cubs, but despite a perfectly executed stalk, things didn’t go as planned.

This lion spied a tasty treat up in a tree, but it had a much harder time than it anticipated trying to steal the leopard’s kill that was tucked up there.

Four small cheetah cubs recently took on a newborn Grant’s gazelle, in a memorable sighting by 37-year old tour guide, Francis Kijazi in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, bordering Southern Serengeti plains in Tanzania.

Despite injuries making simple acts like drinking difficult, this giraffe defies the odds through the very act of survival.

Two wrestling crocs stole the spotlight in a rare sighting recently witnessed by Dylan Royal in the Kruger National Park.It was not immediately evident that war was breaking out beneath the water surface as Dylan and viewers observed the tranquil river setting. A croc sighting that began like any other A crocodile’s head could be…

Georgie Lawless witnessed southern masked weavers desperately try to defend their chicks, when a boomslang wrapped itself around their nests in search of an easy meal at the Ngala Private Game Reserve. An unlikely spectacle among the masked weaver nests When mentioning a masked weaver, one immediately things of the birds’ immaculate nests, which are…

Klipspringers versus wild dog pack – who will win? While it would seem the wild dogs would be the obvious winners in a confrontation between the two species, this was not the case in a memorable sighting by rangers from the Mala Mala Game Reserve. The team of rangers were privileged to enjoy an edge-of-seat…

Watch the sighting here: A sighting of a cheetah hunting impala took an unexpected turn when its intended prey ran into a vehicle. The impact damaged the vehicle and the injured antelope was unable to flee. Petrus de Kock and friends submitted their record of the event to Latest Sightings. The occurrence took place at…

Watch the sighting here: A trio of Egyptian goslings found themselves surrounded by lions in a shallow pond, where comedy soon turned to tragedy. The cubs were intent on putting their hunting skills to the test, despite the incessant honks of protest from the parent geese. Jem Harris submitted his account of the incident to…

Watch the sighting here: A male lion had a rude awakening when another male snuck up on it while it was sleeping. After exploding into action, the joke was over before it began. Submitted to Latest Sightings by apprentice field guide, Aiden Blake, the footage was recorded in Dinokeng Game Reserve. Delay causes opportunity According…

Watch the interaction here: When it muscled in on a lone hyena’s meal, a feisty monitor lizard refused to take no for an answer. Despite being at a massive physical disadvantage, the lizard’s temperament and lashing tail ensured a few tasty morsels. Nicola Marneweck recorded this peculiar incident at an undisclosed location and sent it…

Watch the sighting here: Despite an aggressive effort, a mother giraffe could not keep a clan of hyenas at bay. This, when they started to devour the body of her deceased calf. Alexandra Olivieri sent her record of the encounter to Latest Sightings. She filmed it while leading a game drive from King’s Camp in…

This female leopard gets caught in a sticky situation while hunting through some mud — a giant hippo right underfoot! Can she escape unscathed and snag a meal before nightfall? Watch the Sighting: In the heart of Mala Mala Game Reserve, Mike Kirkman and Pieter van Wyke witnessed a heart-stopping encounter as they followed a…

The scent of a fresh kill in the wild is like a dinner bell — attracting many hungry opportunists from every corner. When a lion decides he won’t share his meal, one unlucky hyena must fight for his life to escape the jaws of his captor. Watch the Sighting: Field guide Dean Robinson was responding…

These three lions got more than they bargained for when they tried to swim across a river. Watch Now: The Great Plains Conservation project sent in this sighting showing a pride of lions hugely underestimating the threat of a hippo, and paying the price. The lions were at the Selinda Reserve in Botswana, where they…

This little Temminck’s Pangolin called Dithlong (also known as Ditsi) had a whale of a time swimming! Watch Now: In this adorable video shared by the Manyoni Private Game Reserve we see Ditsi, a pangolin in the midst of rehabilitation, playfully enjoying her time in the water. Law enforcement rescued Ditsi from poachers, and the…

Alone, a ground squirrel might be outpowered in a stand-off with a cape cobra. However, visitors of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park witnessed the power of numbers when seven squirrels – and a mongoose – took on a vehement cape cobra near the Nossob Campsite in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Steve and Bee recently witnessed the unforgettable stand-off between a secretary bird and a jackal near the Kij Kij waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. It’s easy to forget how large a secretary bird actually is, however the travelers saw close-up the immense size of the bird as it pitted itself against a jackal. Secretary…

Nombekana’s safari guide, Rodney recently witnessed a showdown between a heron, a stork, a fish eagle and a croc, which contended for a single fish in the Kruger National Park. The absurdity of the showdown held Rodney and guests to the reserve’s full attention. Watch the sighting: Get our Best Sightings as they Come in…