Animals

Three large male lions gave 24-year-old, Candidate Attorney, Simone van Schalkwyk and those with her on a game drive a thrilling viewing experience, when two of them came right up to her car near the Lower Sabie camp in the Kruger National Park.

This baby elephant struggled to follow the rest of its family when its legs proved too small to climb a steep hill.

A tender moment of birth was devastatingly interrupted by a zebra stallion, which after harassing the pregnant female and trying to stop her from giving birth, then turned his aggression on the newly born foal.

A crocodile dared venture too close to a baby elephant for the mother elephant’s liking, and what ensued was a display of motherly devotion and power which left the crocodile lifeless. This miraculous sighting was witnessed by Hans Henrik Haahr while on safari in Zambia.

Three cheetahs waiting in ambush for an impala behind a termite mound; a baby impala lying alongside a leopard which appears almost congenial and paternal towards the little one until it strikes out; a showdown between a leopard and hyena over a distressed impala…

A pregnant impala faced the unimaginable in an incredible encounter with a hippo, a wild dog, and a hyena. While the hippo stepped in to help the poor impala, the animal eventually succumbed to the ferocious attacks against it, and after being killed, its carcass was stolen by a leopard.

Part-time photographic guide Moosa Varachia was left on the edge of his seat when he witnessed a hungry hyena chase a leopard cub in the Kruger National Park, after the cub had been hiding in a bush off the side of the road to evade detection.

A routine safari in Kruger National Park turned into a heart-pounding encounter when an unexpected visitor slithered straight into a car! Would you stay calm if a massive python decided your engine was the perfect hiding spot?

When a pack of African wild dogs managed to separate a female Cape buffalo from its herd, a grisly fate awaited. Adding to the gorefest, a massive hernia was targeted in the pack’s efforts to weaken their prey.

A brutal attack likely killed a highly venomous male boomslang. Its attacker, a grey-headed bush shrike proved to be a relentless adversary when it caught the snake in the open.

Things got somewhat chaotic when a lioness decided it was time to move her litter of cubs. Apparently, it’s not only humans who find raising a family and moving home to be stressful.

During this jaw-dropping encounter, one unlucky impala must evade not only a pack of wild dogs but also cross a crocodile-infested river and bypass several angry hippos! Read on to learn how the impala managed to face these three deadly obstacles and escape with its life.

A fruit bat found itself in a vulnerable position after falling to the ground.  Unexpectedly, the threat came in the form of a grey-headed bush shrike which attacked without success.

The cub was then taken captive in a treetop and brutally killed by the leopard in full view of spectators. The rarity of the sighting, however, compelled Scott to share his experience.

This famous leopardess has calculated the perfect ambush, but when she makes the kill, a nearby hyena rivals her for a chance at a meal. Who will emerge victorious in this dramatic clash of predators?

When a stealthy leopardess comes across an unsuspecting springbok, she plots her perfect ambush. Will the buck sense the danger in time, or will the leopardess strike before it can escape?

A lioness and her sub-adult daughter put on an incredible display of cooperative hunting when they ambushed a young warthog. Using available cover, wind direction and patience, they efficiently dispatched their prey.

A pride of lions demonstrated remarkable hunting prowess at Mana Pools in Zimbabwe, creating chaos during a buffalo stampede. Strategically using terrain and teamwork, the lions managed to catch three buffalo calves in the muddy remains of a waterhole. The dramatic footage captures the intensity of predator-prey dynamics and showcases why lions are apex predators…

A lone lioness defies the odds and takes down a giant buffalo all on her own – but in the wild, a meal without thieves is never a guarantee. As the battle for the carcass unfolds, only the most dominant will feast. 

A baby giraffe’s short life could only be described as one of fear, hope and, ultimately, tragedy. Pursued by predators from birth, the calf and its mother fought desperately for survival before fate intervened.