Animals

Unaware that there were predators in the vicinity, an impala made a bad decision. Showing remarkable patience, a trio of cheetahs lay in wait.

When a Cape Cobra gets between a mother and her babies, a fierce battle erupts. Who will prevail in this jaw-dropping encounter?

When a young leopard encountered a porcupine, his curiosity was met with a series of prickly choices. For the porcupine, this was an opportunity to show off her best side.

When grizzlies emerge from their long winter slumbers, it appears they need a few days for their brains to properly wake up! In this adorable encounter, a confused grizzly bear must retrace her steps to find her way off of a frozen lake.

This hyena found itself in the wrong neighborhood, and had to run for its life from three angry male lions.

When an impala is caught by a cheetah, it tries to make a last-ditch attempt at escaping — while being eaten! Read on to learn more about how this dramatic battle for survival became even more surprising when more predators arrived on scene. 

Bison are known for their resilience, but their emotional depth remains a mystery. This rare sighting of a herd gathering around a fallen member raises the question—do animals mourn their dead?

What started as a young hyena’s search for a new clan quickly turned into a battle for survival. Read on to learn how three dominant males defend their territory in an intense clash that few have ever witnessed! 

This leopard took her family for a day out, including a chance for them to have a learning experience crossing a road.

We don’t recommend getting your romance on to interrupt a fight, but it certainly seems to be a tactic that works for buffaloes. While 2 bulls were battling it out, 2 other bulls had a different activity in mind and came rolling by doing ‘piggyback rides’. The fighting bulls stopped to watch.

A leopard trapped a baby elephant in a tree before being rescued by its protective mother.

Trapped in the claws of a martial eagle, this lizard tried to effect a desperate escape, but had its eyes ripped out as a result.

When a pair of African wild dogs chased an impala, little did they realise they were soon to be hunted themselves. In their path lay a pride of lions, which managed to catch the lead dog.

A miraculous sequence of rare occurrences – two impala kills, a hippo emerging from the waters to intimidate a pack of wild dogs and a hyena vs wild dogs showdown – was captured in a single sighting by Francois Pienaar and Rogan Roams.

When a mother crocodile carefully lays her eggs in the sand, two sneaky monitor lizards creep in for an unexpected feast. This sighting is a perfect example of why a mother’s job is never done!

Leopards are known for their stealth and precision, but even the most skilled hunters can be caught off guard. See what happens when a bold hyena gives a sleepy leopard a startling surprise in this comical encounter!

Chaos reigned supreme in the Sabi Sabi area, as a single impala kill traded hands between big cats and birds.

A lion roadblock, the loving embrace of two puff adders, and an elephant playing in the dust doing what appears to be gym leg-ups, are among the miraculous sightings captured by photographer Jan Bergh in the Kruger National Park.

A group of warthogs ganged up on a cheetah stealing its kill and causing it to flee the scene, in a recent sighting by Shakera near the Crocodile Bridge in the Kruger National Park.

This sneaky hyena managed to get so close to an enormous python that it stole the python’s next meal right from its grip.