Animals

For humans, shared meals are normally friendly and sociable. However, it’s a case of fighting for your share or going hungry for lions.

A lazy leopard was lucky to escape with its life after it took a siesta. Unbeknownst to the spotted cat, another big cat had it in its sights.

It was an unusual day for these lion cubs when they came across something they’d never seen before, a tiny crab, and it was ready to fight!

An unusual predation occurred at a water hole, when a black-backed jackal took on a marabou stork. Although the stork fought valiantly, once the jackal clamped its jaws on its neck, its fate was sealed.

While enjoying some family time at a local waterhole, an elephant calf had an inadvertent learning experience. Watch as the playful youngster learns about the effects of gravity.

A troop of baboons took over a swimming pool to show that there ain’t no party like a baboon pool party!

This amazing video shows a pride of lions on a giraffe kill near the Letaba camp in the Kruger National Park.

A python was impaled by the horns of a duiker which it was trying to swallow whole, in an extraordinary sighting witnessed by Christo Burnette.

When night falls it means playtime’s over, and this leopard mother calls for her cubs to return from the branches of her tree.

A truly gripping moment with impala vs wild dogs vs crocodile vs hippo was captured on film by student Robyn Wessels while parked near the Transport Dam at the Kruger National Park.

In an epic battle, a female buffalo did all she could to protect her calf from a lion. However, when the rest of the pride showed up, she was soon fighting for her own survival.

In this shocking encounter, a dominant male zebra tries to take down a young foal while its mother viciously tries to shield it. This brutal attack reveals a dark side to bush life.

Proving that curiosity is not limited to humans, an elephant approached a safari vehicle. What followed was a remarkable display of gentleness and tolerance.

Chaos reigns during this hunt as two rival prides competed so fiercely over a buffalo that they left it free to escape.

This bird was caught in an epic showdown with a dangerous venomous snake, with neither of them backing down.

After a rhino had its peace disturbed by a young elephant, it seemed a tense standoff might ensue. Not to be intimidated, the elephant de-escalated the situation in a most amusing manner.

A pride of lions lefts visitors to a picnic spot at Melkvlei, Kgalagadi startled when they settled down next to the site’s toilet, without any intention of moving.

When a leopard dragged her kill up a tree, she probably looked forward to dining in peace. However, things took a surprising turn when some unwelcome bystanders picked up the scent of fresh meat.

A cuckoo narrowly escaped certain death after being captured by a sparrowhawk. Although pinned to the ground, the brave cuckoo squawked and flapped its way to freedom.

One wrong step in the wild can mean the difference between life and death. A buffalo calf’s heartbreaking call sealed its fate during this calculated lion ambush.