Category: Animals

One of Kenya’s oldest wild lions — a 19-year-old male named Loonkiito — was speared by herders protecting their livestock, bringing the number of big cats killed in the country to 10 last week alone. Loonkiito was described as frail by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesperson Paul Jinaro, who said that it wandered out of…

Before watching this video, if you had asked me who wins in a coyote versus mountain lion fight, I would have said with 100% certainty the mountain lion. Bigger, faster, stronger, I mean all of the attributes seem to line up perfectly for the big cat, however it appears a coyote is more capable than…

This is the moment a starving lioness was defeated while trying to bring down a baby elephant, before being found dead just hours later. A starving lioness attacked a baby elephant, and a fight ensued which soon saw the hunter become the hunted The elephant may have been young, but was still much heavier than…

A lucky wildebeest managed to escape from the jaws of a hungry crocodile as it ran through a river. The herd animal was crossing through deep water in Kenya during their annual migration when the predator leapt from the river and clamped down on the beast. Dinner time: A hungry crocodile tried to snack on…

Horror pics capture the moment a deadly crocodile eats a tortoise in one go after playing football with it The unfortunate leopard tortoise was flung into the air like a football as the hungry crocodiles toyed with it before one of them gobbled it in one go. Pass the croc-ery … Deadly reptile gulped down…

When an elephant died at the side of a lake in the African reserve, leaving enough meat to feed a multitude of animals, a group of hungry lions and a crocodile with a serious meat craving immediately clocked the easy catch. Face off: two of the most ferocious species in Africa prepare to duel over…

This unlucky crocodile found itself right underneath the feet of the world’s largest land mammal – the African Elephant.   This unlucky crocodile found itself right underneath the feet of the world’s largest land mammal – the African Elephant, and, unfortunately, didn’t make it to see another day as the elephant kills the crocodile! Elephants…

Although outnumbered by the elephants the mother stood her ground and protected her calf, and then ‘exploded’ into a sprint and ran directly towards the elephant, sending them scattering in all directions in a cloud of dust. Armed with only her beautiful horn and her motherly instinct the mother rhino stood her ground and protected the…

Mum managed to grab one of her cubs in her mouth leaving its brave but pint-sized sibling to fend for itself while she carried the cub to safety. Heart-stopping: This is the moment a tiny leopard cub hugged it’s mother after escaping a scary solo encounter with two hungry jackals But with striking blue eyes…

The juvenile leopard was positioned lying perfectly still in the rocks of a waterhole used by potential prey, before launching out at a 150kg topi antelope three times its weight. The young leopard was lying perfectly still in the rocks of a waterhole, eyeing up a much larger topi in front of him The leopard…