Animals

A peaceful playdate for a leopard family was unexpectedly interrupted by a herd of elephants just passing through. But once the coast was clear, the cubs wasted no time in climbing back into their jungle gym.

Having all but escaped a pair of lions, a kudu’s escape bid was foiled in an unfortunate manner. Meanwhile, a group of tourists could not have been closer to the action if they tried.

As we all know, toddlers can make a game of practically anything. In this video, an elephant calf shows that this is not unique to humans.

Like many cat species, lions seem to have an aversion to water, almost as if it is beneath their dignity. Forced to cross a river, one of these regal, big cats narrowly avoids an embarrassing moment.

While fleeing from a lion, an impala found refuge in a muddy waterhole. Then, to its horror, a new threat arrived, and things took a dark turn.

In a sassy showdown at a stone well, an elephant teaches a lounging lioness some respect. What starts as an awkward standoff ends with a spray and a charge!

When a newborn elephant tries to take its first wobbly steps, it needs to rely on its mother’s patient guidance in order to move forward. In this tender moment from the wild, a mother’s devotion is as steady as her massive frame.

This unlucky leopard found out the hard way that regardless of how well an attack is planned, there’s always something that can go wrong.

In a bold move, a caracal attempted to hunt an unlikely prey. Its target, a family of warthogs, seemed as surprised as the tourists who witnessed the incident.

An elephant family turns a mud bath into a bonding moment filled with splashes, cuddles and wholesome moments in the heart of the Kruger. This sighting will tug at your heartstrings!

This pack of wild dogs managed to corner an impala, but their feeding habits result in them beginning to eat it before they kill it.

This lightning-fast leopard brought down its prey in seconds in this stunning footage from the Kruger National Park.

A porcupine showed that dynamite definitely comes in small packages when it outsmarted a pride of lionesses in an incredible sighting witnessed by Beryl Salottolo and her husband, Gules at the Kruger National Park.

Who knew a millipede could rattle the future kings of the savannah? In this adorably comical encounter, three lion cubs find themselves both fascinated and slightly freaked out by a harmless little crawler.

An unusual incident unfolded at a waterhole when a baby crocodile seized an impala lamb. After eventually freeing itself, the impala then faced a new and unlikely tormentor.

Two baby gorillas turn a quiet forest floor into a makeshift wrestling ring while mom couldn’t care less. It turns out, jungle gym class doesn’t come with supervision!

In this jaw-dropping sighting, a powerful pack of hyenas show off their hunting prowess while taking on one of Africa’s most formidable opponents: the buffalo. Witness an intense battle that lost the victim its tail and maybe even its life.

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!