Animals

This rare sighting, filmed by Jill Matthew, showed impala trapped on a sandbank island following a flood.

Adorable lion cubs play a chaotic game completely unsupervised!

In the middle of a stand off an elephant decided to escalate by throwing out a kick!

The Kapama Private Game Reserve set the stage for some memorable interaction between hyena cubs.

Parenting in Nature is never easy, with multiple threats at every turn. Accordingly, wildlife like this genet has evolved strategies to reduce risks to its precious offspring.

Chade Gelderman captured the moment a lioness pulled a distressed warthog out of the burrow where it had been taking refuge.

In this remarkable sighting filmed by Alison Drake, the prey became the bully for a golden moment!

When a male rhino came upon a cow and calf, his amorous intentions were clear. However, with a young one to care for, she was not in the mood for love.

For the most part, general game species, like antelopes, warthogs, and elephants, get along just fine. Sometimes, however, younger animals feel the need to test boundaries.

Leopards are among the most adaptable of cats when it comes to habitats. However, when rain fell in this female’s arid region, she seemed a bit put out.

While beautiful moments abound in Nature, some are hard to witness. In this video, a leopard toys with an injured impala lamb.

Hippos are amongst the most territorially aggressive creatures in Africa, fiercely defending their aquatic homes against all intruders. As this brutal sighting shows, not even babies are spared.

While lion hunts fail more often than they succeed, when they do, they epitomise ruthless efficiency. In this dramatic footage, a young warthog’s escape is brought to an abrupt end.

In a young leopard’s life, one of the most important milestones is making its first kill. In this video, tourists were privileged to witness just such a moment.

When a mother leopard and her two cubs were discovered by a troop of baboons, she managed to escape with one of them. The remaining cub was subsequently mobbed by the troop.

It’s not every day you see a serval, let alone in broad daylight. For these tourists, their sighting included an exciting stand-off with another rare spotted cat.

When an elephant cow emerged from the bush, she brought with her a delightful surprise. While Mom went about her business, it was clear the calf had only one thing on its mind.

After spotting something disturbing in the river, this lion hesitated before taking the plunge. What followed was a near-miss for two of Africa’s apex predators.

Spotted hyenas are renowned scavengers, using their intelligence to steal from other predators. However, as this video shows, even they have limits.

Despite their relatively small size, honey badgers are renowned for their strength, courage, and can-do-attitude. In this unusual footage, a lone honey badger tackles a snake many times its own size.