Animals

A pair of intrepid lion cubs are forced to make their way through dangerous crocodile infested waters to reunite with their mom!

A wild dog takes a surprising interest in one of the savannah’s tiniest workers. When curiosity turns clumsy, the moment ends with an awkward stomp and a guilty glance.

This warthog decided to dance with death and antagonize a crocodile which was minding its own business, while a small bird offered moral support.

A leopard clamps its jaws around an impala’s neck in a prolonged and intense struggle. The impala, however, refuses to go down easily.

This spectacular clipping by Kruger Pride Safaris shows the patience and the power of the crocodile species. While this croc didn’t succeed in his efforts to pull down a buffalo, he definitely wowed the spectators!

A magnificent male lion, with a striking blue eye, stole the prey from a leopard in the Thornybush Game Reserve.

A bold jackal disturbs a leopard’s peaceful moment by a waterhole in a bizarre standoff. The leopard’s calm response leaves the jackal’s strange outburst unanswered.

Some spellbinding crocodile rivalry was witnessed by Tamysn du Toit by the Sabie River in the Kruger National Park.

Yusuf Suliman was given an edge-of-seat viewing experience when a pride of lions raided a camp, searching for an easy meal.

A pride, consisting mostly of lionesses, decided to climb a tree to escape rising floodwaters.

A lioness sprinted out in pursuit of a baby wildebeest, securing a kill in view of spectators near the Crocodile Bridge in the Kruger National Park.

A honey badger fearlessly took on a python in a breathtaking sighting witnessed by Wanzen du Toit in the Kruger National Park.

A python swallowed a hornbill whole in this miraculous sighting filmed by Nainesh Bhavan.

A mother lion was sighted teaching her four tiny cubs to climb a tree in a memorable sighting filmed in the MalaMala Game Reserve by Michael Moth.

A lioness which was desperately trying to get a small drink of water was left startled by a hippo in this memorable sighting filmed in the Kruger National Park.

What happens when prey animals don’t run away from predators? Either they are quickly dispatched or a stand-off ensues, as is the case here.

Like most cats, lions don’t seem to like getting wet. So, when a male lion willingly enters the water, you know there’s a good reason to do so.

The tragic killing of an impala lamb was witnessed by Marine Servonnat in the Okovango Delta, Botswana.

This unusual video shows one male elephant mounting another! However, there’s a perfectly good explanation for the elephants’ strange behaviour.

A tragic misstep turns into a feast in the unforgiving wild as lions capitalize on a giraffe’s fatal error. This heartbreaking sighting serves as a harsh reminder of the unpredictability of life in the wild.