Animals

A white rhino bull charged Rian Boshoff and his fellow travelers when they went out on a drive with Taxan at Djuma.

These two lionesses showed that love in the animal kingdom knows no bounds as they performed an extremely rare act of mounting each other.

Pika are tiny rabbits which live on rocks and slopes. They usually go undetected because of their small size, however, photographer Judy Lehmberg of Epic Nature managed to capture some beautiful clips of them.

An irritable elephant was in no mood for company when it arrived at a waterhole. Unprovoked, it attacked a pair of rhinos, sending them running for their lives.

Whether ignorant or unfazed, a bushbuck ram appeared indifferent to the presence of a nearby python. For the massive snake it was an opportunity missed and time to re-think its hunting technique.

A tiny lion cub experienced for a moment what it is like to be a baby baboon and be groomed by ‘Mom’, in a spectacular sighting by Kurt Schultz from Kurt Safari in the Kruger National Park.

The steady movement of bison across a river at Yellowstone National Park presents a picture of sheer grandeur and majesty. Epic Nature photographer Judy Lehmberg caught a spectacular view of the park’s bison in this breathtaking sighting.

Squeaking for its life, a little frog did all it could to escape the jaws of a snake. However, the reptile methodically devoured the amphibian one bite at a time.

As a baby elephant struggled to scale a steep slope, its caring family came to help. Showing tremendous intelligence and care, they soon helped the little bull on his way.

Three grizzly bears, bald eagles and some ravens share a single meal in this amazing sighting that shows the peaceful coexistence of nature.

Game ranger Pieter van Wyk witnessed the angry response of a leopardess after a clueless male leopard woke her up from something of a leopard’s version of a ‘beauty sleep’, in an incredible sighting in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.

Wildlife monitor, Samantha Vorster showed that you can live to tell the tale after a black rhino has charged your vehicle, after she and those with her came up close and personal with one of the magnificent creatures during a recent wildlife excursion in the Kruger National Park.

When a mother elephant decided that the day’s siesta was over, her calf had other plans. A remarkable display of maternal patience befitting these gentle giants followed.

As the last drops of water in a once thriving waterhole evaporate, one leopard takes advantage of an easy, but slippery, meal. Read on to learn how this leopard seized the moment, proving survival is all about adaptability! 

Watch this little bobbing bird as it hunts for its tiny prey, builds a nest, and enjoys a lovely swim in a river.

When a pair of lions attempted to ambush a herd of impalas, their indecision had comical results. After both ignoring the obvious choice, their paths were set on a collision course.

A baby warthog put up a huge fight when a Martial Eagle descended on it quite suddenly, in a breathtaking sighting witnessed by Nazeem Mohammed near the Malelane Gate of the Kruger National Park.

In a desperate clash for survival, one injured rhino fights for its life while a clan of relentless hyenas close in. In the wild, even the strongest animals can become a target when a weakness is exposed.

This adorable grizzly bear cub named Jam was caught breaking out ninja skills and parkour while playing with its mother, Raspberry, in the Yellowstone National Park.

Lions may be kings of the jungle, but even royalty isn’t above a little mischief! This male lion seemingly wanted to play a prank on a napping female from his pride—but let’s just say, she was NOT in the mood.