Category: Animals

In a strange turn of events, an innocent baby impala walks up to a male lion and experiences its first and last encounter with an apex predator. This interesting sighting was captured by Sylvie Failletaz, while on an early morning game drive near Nyamepi campground, Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. Sylvie tells LatestSightings.com the story: “The day…

We witnessed a jackal hunt on the Masai Mara. The hunt was an incredible showcase of how jackals communicate and use teamwork to take down larger prey… It was late in the afternoon, and we were returning to our lodge at Eagle View Camp after an afternoon visiting the Obama Forest and the conservation efforts…

In 2006 photographer Andrew Schoeman was awoken in South Africa’s Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve by distress calls that he soon found oᴜt had come from the hippo, which was cornered in shallow water by the big cats. “Every time the hippo wanted to ɡet away, the lions would go for him, and he would…

A jaguar and her cub were spotted taking an unusual stand on how to best prepare dinner in southwestern Brazil. Pulling their weight: The jaguar and her cub had caught a 10ft long anaconda snake in the Pantanal wetlands in southwestern Brazil, and ended up having a fight over it The moment was captured by…

A couple have made the ultimate spot after they caught the world’s rarest leopard chomping on a dead giraffe, a moment never caught before on camera. A rare pink-hued species of leopard has been photographed for the first time eating in the wild in Thaba Tholo Wilderness Reserve in north-eastern South Africa The leopard, the…

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A lone Buffalo outsmarts lions and survives an attack from the whole pride by using a crocodile infested river to his advantage. “Elephant Walk Retreat situated 50 m from the Crocodile Bridge entrance to the Kruger National Park offers self-catering accommodation with views overlooking the Crocodile River. On this particular day one of our staff…

I’ve always thought Disney’s portrayal of Pumba in The Lion King is the epitome of a warthog. Working as a field guide I am fortunate enough to see these funny characters on a daily basis. To me, they are quite possibly the most comical of Africa’s mammals. Back to science – despite their cuteness, warthogs are…

This was the utterly cruel moment a serval tried its best to escape the powerful jaws of a leopard, however, the leopard shows no mercy.   Predators in the wild often have to compete for food sources and territory. Leopards are far bigger in size than servals and have a better advantage when it comes…

While a large pride of lions devour an elephant carcass, a lucky hyena manages to sneak in and gets away with the elephant’s foot. While the Nkuhuma Pride and the Northern Avoca male lions devour an elephant carcass, a lucky hyena manages to sneak in and gets away with the elephant’s foot. This sighting happened…