Animals

It is not often that we find ourselves feeling sympathy for a crocodile. However, when four lions ganged up on one recently, it was hard not to.

A brave hyena stole the kill from a pack of wild dog’s, which stood in unity to recover their meal from the offender.

A peaceful river setting offered no clues to impending danger, in a riveting sighting filmed by Jenny Louw.

An opportunistic hyena found the hiding place of a tiny leopard cub and ran off with the small animal in its jaws in a tragic sighting witnessed by Ahmed Laher in the Kruger National Park.

In a remarkable sequence of events, a variety of species attempted to claim rights to a fish meal. This video reminds us how, in Nature, there are no foregone conclusions.

After spotting a leopard setting up an ambush, Claire West got excited when some impala arrived on the scene. Consequently, she had front row seats when the leopard attacked.

After bringing down a waterbuck in a river, a pride of lions settled down to feast. Ever the opportunist, a crocodile soon arrived, hoping to get in on the action.

A zoned-out cheetah failed to notice a spotted hyena sneaking up on it, in a memorable sighting filmed by Piet van Wyk in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.

Some curious lion cub recently got up close and personal with a puff adder on a sandy road in the Kruger National Park.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and this clan of hyenas proved it when they had to make a bold stand to protect their young. In this rare sighting, the clan uses an interesting tactic to try to lure a pride of lions away from their den.

A cheetah mother showed extreme courage when she used herself to distract a lion and lure the large beast away from her cubs.

Two young male lions wandered out of Kruger National Park and into danger. What followed was a high-stakes rescue operation that showcased the commitment of South Africa’s top wildlife heroes.

A vervet monkey feeding on a chameleon right near the road was the centre of attention in a recent sighting filmed during a game drive at Duba Plains, Okavango Delta.

A young leopard successfully stalked and brought down its prey in full view of an appreciative audience in this spectacular sighting filmed in the Kruger National Park.

An evening visit to a waterhole turns chaotic when a pride of lions faces off with a territorial hippo and a surprise elephant guest. This dramatic showdown at sunset highlights the raw power and unpredictability of life in the African bush.

When a pack of wild dogs efficiently takes down an impala, the real challenge begins when opportunistic scavengers arrive on the scene. In this high-stakes showdown, speed and strategy are key to the pack’s survival.

A little frog refused to go out without a fight in a tussle with a saddle-billed stork in the Mala Mala Game Reserve.

A sick lioness moved hearts when she attempted to hunt off the side of the road in view of motorists in the Kruger National Park.

On the plains of Africa, an ancient hierarchy exists among the various meat-eaters. In this video, we see how easily one scavenger’s reign comes to an end.

It’s not every day (or night) that you see a leopard. And it’s certainly rare to see an aardvark. In this video, we witness a grim battle for life.