Animals

Our regular readers will have been awed by many spectacular sightings of Africa’s spotted cats: leopards and cheetahs. In this article, we leave the continent to see a jaguar doing what jaguars do best.

As solitary predators, leopards have found a novel way to avoid losing their kill to other social predators. As this footage shows, however, the plan is not foolproof and comes with its own risks.

A quiet afternoon on a low branch turns into total chaos when one leopard cub decides her brother’s perch looks better than her own. Wildlife photographer Villiers Steyn had his camera rolling for every second of the payback that followed.

A mother’s love doesn’t come with size requirements, and this Egyptian goose proved it in spectacular fashion. When two cheeky coots decided to test her patience, she made sure they regretted it.

When lions hunt buffalo, it often results in a battle of wits and brawn. The battle will often see-saw, before one species or the other prevails.

A terrified nyala made a desperate last stand against a pack of wild dogs in the only safe place it could find!

The joy of exploring Kruger on a self-drive safari lies in never knowing what you might see next. One moment, you’re following an elephant, and the next, your shot is photobombed by Africa’s most sought-after big cat.

It is never easy when it is time to let the kids go their own way, and perhaps even more so in Nature. In this footage, a mother leopard gives her daughter a painful reminder that she is no longer welcome.

Five tiny cheetah cubs follow their mother’s chirps across a dirt road in Dinokeng Game Reserve. It is a sweet little parade that shows just how much effort goes into keeping a cheetah family safe.

Do you know the feeling you get when you’re so hungry you can’t wait to stuff as much food into your mouth as possible? In this amusing footage, it seems this small antelope soon came to regret such a decision.

A brave leopard cub sneaked up on a hyena in attempt to seize the meal it had stolen.

A martial eagle wrestled with a lizard in full view of game viewers in the Kruger National Park.

As the world’s largest land mammals, elephants are also the most powerful creatures to walk the Earth. As such, their ability to change the environment is second only to that of humans.

Worldwide, people spend billions on self-care treatments, such as spas and various cosmetics. As these elephants show us, in the wild, pampering can be found at the nearest mud wallow.

Three large male lions failed to bring down a buffalo in a memorable failed hunt in the Kruger National Park.

A hungry leopard played ‘scavenger’ of the moment when it tried to steal a meal from a hyena.

One little warthog piglet was on the run from two lions and one wrong step would mean certain death!

Have you ever had an itch in a place that seems impossible to get to? And then, like this elephant, you found the perfect object to relieve your frustration.

For the average mere mortal, seeing a leopard sleeping in its natural environment is a dream come true. For this lucky contributor, the day brought three leopards and plenty action.

Two elephant calves turned a dry riverbed into their very own beach, rolling, wrestling and climbing all over each other in the sand. It was playtime at its most joyful, and everyone watching couldn’t help but smile.