Animals

We typically associate mating with romance. For big cats, it is often accompanied by violence, especially if the female still has cubs to protect.

Visits to the waterhole are always tense occasions. This is because predators are often lying in wait. Occasionally right at the feet of the prey they intend to hunt.

One lioness stood her ground against overwhelming odds. Surrounded by a rowdy clan of hyenas, she proved that confidence and courage can outweigh sheer numbers.

In normal circumstances, male lions don’t tolerate scavengers after their food. In this case, a rare exception was made.

The tables were turned on a pack of troublesome wild dogs in this incredible sighting filmed by Cathan Moore in the Timbavati Game Reserve.

Visitors to the Kruger Park were ecstatic to see one of the reserve’s rarest large mammals. When it decided to cross a river, the sighting was all the more unusual.

A curious lion cub roused up his brothers and sisters, and his mother, when he took interest in a puff adder lying on the road.

Even the fastest predators can surprise us with their boldness. Two cheetahs showed that speed and courage can make even a hyena think twice.

Two lions defied instinct and expectation in Botswana’s Selinda Reserve. What unfolded was a rare moment of power, patience, and unexpected grace.

When a warthog strolled straight toward a cheetah, safari-goers held their breath waiting for the chase to begin. Instead, the bush delivered an unexpected twist where the predator and prey chose a truce over a fight.

A playful calf at a small waterhole stole the show as it struggled to master its trunk. What began as a clumsy lesson in drinking soon turned into joyful play, reminding us how much young elephants must learn from their herd.

After deciding not to attack a herd of rhinos, these lionesses picked a giraffe as their target instead!

A lion’s nap in the tall grass is interrupted by an unlikely visitor. When an elephant bull moves closer, the king of beasts calmly yields the space.

A peaceful march by the water took a tense turn when a hidden crocodile surprised an elephant herd. What followed was a mix of bravery, chaos, and a touch of comedy as the giants protected their youngest member.

A group of four warthogs got a jackal in their sights, and quickly revved up their speed and began the chase!

A treetop in the Dinokeng Game Reserve set the stage for some rare viewing of the mating display of two pearl-spotted owls.

Two mongooses watched on as two male impalas engaged in a mock battle in this special sighting.

A rare pink elephant climbs out of a river with the rest of the herd in an incredibly rare sighting!

A visitor to a South African game reserve had a nasty surprise when he spotted an antelope with an unusual deformity.

Sometimes, in the African bush, even apex predators learn when it’s best to give way. A recent sighting captured a pack of wild dogs lounging on the roadside, only to be unexpectedly displaced by a single, determined buffalo.