Animals

It would be difficult to say who was the most surprised when a partially blind male leopard casually joined crocodiles in a feeding frenzy.

Watching wildlife can be confusing at times, especially when behaviours are hard to explain. In this video, an elephant’s posing and gestures are a case in point.

Three cheetahs found themselves in a dicey position as a pack of wild dogs came sniffing around their meal in a classic cats versus dogs standoff.

In this bizarre sighting, a three-way brawl erupts between some fearless honey badgers. Witness nature at its wildest in a sighting that will leave you stunned!

On a warm sunny day, one clever badger digs in (literally) to save its hard-earned kill for another day! In a world centred around consumption, this badger reminds us that some predators must use clever survival strategies for future feasts.

This baby buffalo proves that size isn’t everything as it faces down the world’s largest land animal, despite barely reaching its knees.

A stunning moment for a mother and calf’s bond has been captured in film. All the calf’s first, breath, walk, and milk in one singular frame in the brutal African bush.

The playful moments between two black bear cubs were caught on film by Judy Lehmberg of Epic Nature.

The clumsy, drunken behaviour of a herd of elephants caused quite a spectacle in the MalaMala Game Reserve recently.

An impala ram put on a memorable display of bravery when it fought for its life in spite of gruesome injuries inflicted by a pack of vicious wild dogs.

Hyena vs Wild dog… which species will win? Merrell Foote captured a real-life encounter between the two predatory species in a recent visit to the Kruger National Park.

It’s dinnertime for two hyenas which use pack tactics to bring down an unfortunate kudu that can’t defend itself against two at a time.

A red fox mother looks after a particularly large litter foxes, amazing everyone who watches her antics through Judy Lehmberg of Epic Nature’s video clips.

Zaheer and Asma Ali witnessed what must’ve been one of the sweetest exchanges between man and nature they had ever seen, when a baby blue wildebeest mistakenly latched onto a blue vehicle, thinking it to be his mother! This breathtakingly cute moment happened in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

An overzealous leopard cub kept his mom on her toes with his climbing antics, climbing a tree and then falling on top of her!

These two javelinas have a falling out so severe, that it leads to a physical confrontation.

The muddy banks of the Nsemani dam, just 8km from the Satara camp in the Kruger National park, recently set the stage for an impressive lion kill, involving an impala and a pride of lionesses.

When an angry elephant threw a massive tantrum on the road, he sent wildlife and traffic scattering in all directions. Although his sudden hissy-fit seemed unprovoked, there are telltale clues that explain the behaviour.

What happens when an amorous pair of endangered mammals decides to do the deed? Let’s just say what follows is surprisingly gentle, prolonged, and lacking in fanfare.

Two bull elk face off in a tense display of intimidation and dominance, with the threat of escalation looming.