Animals

In a moment that appeared to have been pulled straight out of The Lion King, an older male lion is trampled by a herd of buffalo. His pride rushes to his defence, but are they fast enough to save him?

Two young leopard cubs play with an impala gifted from their mother because, due to their youth, they don’t really know what else to do with it.

When a guide spotted a wildebeest in labour, he knew that he was in for the sighting of a lifetime, so he filmed every moment! Watch all of the most special parts, including the baby’s priceless first steps!

Witness the breathtaking and rarely-seen moment when a lioness welcomes her cub into the world. This birth in the heart of nature’s kingdom is a moment these safari-goers will never forget!

A buffalo with both a strong will and a strong nose managed to drag a Nile crocodile out of the water in a memorable sighting witnessed by Dr. Marc DeBerardinis, a doctor at Petaluma Orthodontics, at the Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge.

A buck finds itself trapped in an awful situation, trapped between a pack of wild dogs, and an angry hippo which throws it around like a rag doll.

A heart-stopping battle between predator and prey unfolded on the Chobe River as a brave lechwe antelope fought to escape the jaws of a massive crocodile. Witnessed by Caitlyn Earwaker and her family, the dramatic pursuit left everyone breathless as the lechwe defied all odds to make an incredible escape.

An old leopard made a miscalculated leap when he jumped from a tree into a pride of lions, which then closed in for an attack.

A pair of Blacksmith Lapwings’ spirited defence of their nest proved insufficient to deter a hungry snake. The snake, a common (or rhombic) egg-eater, ignored their protests before making off with one of their precious eggs.

They say that teamwork makes the dream work but in this special sighting by Mfundo Nyambi, a 31-year-old field guide in the Kruger National Park, teamwork did more than just that!

Watch the video here: A young spotted hyena’s life came to a premature end when it stumbled upon a large male lion. The unfortunate incident occurred occurred on the S1 Road, between Skukuza and Phabeni Gate. The accompanying footage was sent to Latest Sightings by Tanisha Rach, who had spent the day viewing wildlife in…

A lioness planning a siesta at a waterhole had her day rudely interrupted when an elephant cow arrived for a drink.

Latest Sightings recently received the concerning news that one of the white lion cubs of the Birmingham Pride has sustained a severe wound. Jaun Slabbert, founder of Ngala Way Safaris, forwarded the information and images to us. He said that he had recently seen the lion, a female, in good condition. Alarmed! As such, alarm…

A tragic scene in the Kruger National Park as an old lioness faces down a hyena clan, in what could have been her last moments.

A buffalo managed to defend its calf from a lion attack by using unorthodox methods, such as catapulting the calf into the air to get it away from the lion.

Careless baboons find themselves trapped beneath the West Street Bridge when a pride of lions takes them by surprise.

Playful hyena finds a way to pass the time at the Renoster Pan watering hole.

The expression ‘dynamite comes in small packages’ was especially true for a lizard which managed to fend off a cobra and two lionesses

A huge male lion singlehandedly took down a buffalo bull and then, after a confrontation with the herd, dragged the fallen beast across the riverbed banks in full view of field guide Louis Strauss and other viewers at the Jock Safari Lodge.

Field guide Francis Kijazi recently witnessed a blind eland walk straight into a pride of lions, oblivious to any impending danger.