Animals

Seeing a leopard in a safari is always a great experience, due to their habit of being elusive, and their tendency to hunt at night, they’re rare to see during the day.

A young female leopard nearly caught an African civet, but the civet narrowly escaped, reminding us how important vigilance is in the African bush.

A water monitor’s patience paid off when it could snatch a newly hatched crocodile when the mother croc dropped her guard.

An elephant is a fantastic animal to hide behind if feeling threatened by a lioness, even if that elephant is a carcass! Just ask a hyena which sought refuge from a lioness inside of an elephant carcass, unknown to that same lioness which lay feeding off the same carcass just a few metres away!

A lion barely escaped with its life after being attacked by an irate hippo. Marietjie Emslie and her companions witnessed this remarkable encounter while visiting the game reserve.

This quiet morning drive in the Kruger soon turned into a unforgettable spectacle of predator and prey!

Even the deadly have to fear: What will happen when the king of snakes clashes with the ruler of the rivers? Read on to see how two of the most lethal reptiles battle it out.

Even though a large elephant could potentially trample a croc, and hence, crocs will typically not pick a fight with one; one determined croc made a daring gesture when he grabbed at an elephant’s truck recently at a dam in the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge.

It’s not every day that one gets to witness an act of selfless bravery. However, game viewers Carol and Bob were privileged to see how far a mother will go to protect her offspring, when a leopard mother confronted a strong lioness to protect her cubs at @andBeyondTravel‬ Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge.

The age-old feud between lions and hyenas played out graphically on the H4-1 between Skukuza and Lower Sabie, in the Kruger National Park.

The impassioned response of a troop of baboons following a leopard kill at Singita Lebombo Lodge stirred experienced safari ranger Solomon Ndlovu to reach out to Latest Sightings.

The valiant efforts of a young male giraffe were not enough to save it from a pride of lions in Botswana’s Chobe National Park. This encounter, sent to Latest Sightings by visitor, Chris Gonsalves, was posted on September 10, 2024.

A small herd of wildebeest were caught totally by surprise when they walked into a lion ambush at Phinda Private Game Reserve.

When a young elephant bull intervened, it saved a hippo from a harrowing experience with wild dogs.

This Rhino got stuck in the mud, and became easy prey for the hungry lion pride. An elephant tries to come to the rescue.

The baby giraffe dropped 6 ft and then proceeded to walk just minutes later. This is one of the most magical sightings to witness whilst out on safari!

On a hot July afternoon in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, Candice Pappin was fortunate enough to catch the activity of this gorgeous leopard while it was catching fish. Candice watched this leopard grow on the reserve, so she knew his habits well. On this particular day, she noticed the big cat had made several…

Katherine Gilson, Steve, and Richard Teichman and their guide, Sandiso, were given a close-up view of the formidable teeth of a hippo when a particularly large, aggressive hippo male charged and subsequently bit at their game vehicle, during a game drive at Manyoni Private Game Reserve.

A young hippo had a narrow escape from a pride of lions it encountered on the banks of the Sabie River in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.  Suddenly surrounded, the hippo’s best defence was offence – at least until discretion proved to be the better part of valour.  In a video filmed in July 2024,…

The crocodile wasn’t having any of it!