Animals

An unusual pairing of animals were caught facing off against each other when a hippo came across two defensive cheetahs.

Even apex predators have a comfort zone which they can often be uncomfortable to leave. On land, lions are strong, capable of incredible bursts of speed and able to hunt almost anything that moves.

A thrilling hunt took place between a pride of lions and two unlucky buffalo that were desperate to survive.

It was a free-for-all on safari as eagles, vultures and lions competed with each other over an impala carcass.

Some disagreements can only be settled the old fashioned way, and these two buffalo bulls are prepared with heads lowered, and horns ready!

This hippo made use of an unexpected tool to help make sure its teeth were squeaky clean!

An epic interaction between a zebra and a pride of lions was filmed by field guide Brett Stanley in the Kruger National Park.

A mongoose showed off it’s speed and agility as it fought a ferocious battle with a venomous snake.

A curious elephant calf kept trying to investigate a tourist vehicle, but its protective mom was there to hurry it along.

It’s a bird, it’s a fish, it’s an epic battle of slippery proportions! This saddle-billed stork finds out the hard way that its eyes may be bigger than its beak…

Nkululeko Mzolo witnessed the sheer hunting power of two cheetahs when they snatched a baby zebra from a herd in an incredible sighting witnessed in the Thornybush Game Lodge.

This impala gave birth to her lamb, only for a stalking leopard to instantly take advantage of their vulnerability.

This fearless male lion was left at the mercy of a relentless fly.

A very busy little lion brought traffic to a standstill and kept his mother on her paws in a special sighting filmed by Mark Fox of Foxy’s On Safari in the Kruger National Park.

Competition for food turns deadly, when a hyena threatens to steal a kill from an adult leopard!

This sighting risked getting a little too close and personal when a huge rhino decided it had had enough of a nearby vehicle!

Violence blooms between these two reptiles, as a chameleon fights a deadly battle against a fierce snake.

A curious leopard watched a chameleon scale the trunk of a tree, in a spectacular sighting filmed by Michael Botes in the MalaMala Game Reserve.

A lioness was left stunned when the bowels of a hippo exploded out as she gorged on the flesh of the animal.

Two leopards were about to showdown against each other when a lone male lion interrupted them!