Category: Animals

What a lucky find this was, seeing something as rare as a baboon with a leopard cub in the Pilanesberg Private Game Reserve. That, while Lauren Pretorius spotted another baboon, in the Kruger, with another leopard cub, round about the same time of year! “What a lucky find this was, seeing something as rare as…

This heartbreaking scene plays out as mongooses take turns tearing a baby hare apart – showing no mercy to the little one.   This heartbreaking scene plays out as mongooses take turns tearing a baby hare apart – showing no mercy to the little one. This sighting took place on Mala Mala Game Reserve in…

Watch the heart-stopping moment a leopard spots a sick newborn wildebeest and tries to take it, but the mother is having none of it. While the leopard takes a break, warthogs come and try to steal the wildebeest for themselves! Watch the heart-stopping moment a leopard spots a sick newborn wildebeest and tries to take…

‘The leopard almost seemed surprised at how easy this was. The whole process from touching it with its paw, until it died, lasted approximately ten minutes. The warthog feebly struggled from time to time, but stood no chance against this strong male leopard.’ Approach: The leopard spots its prey from afar and smells a meal…

In this nail-biting moment, a leopard risks it all at an extreme height to raid an eagle’s nest. The eagle finally succumbs to the leopard’s grasp after a proper tussle. In this nail-biting moment, a leopard risks injury by climbing to an extreme height to catch a Tawny Eagle Chick. The eagle finally succumbs to…

Talk about flipping the script… predator turned to prey. Owls are some of the most majestic creatures out there. Often they go unseen as they are mainly nocturnal, and are sneaky to begin with. These cool birds are birds of prey, meaning they hunt for a living. They are opportunistic hunters, meaning they will eat…

A group of hungry vultures were photographed circling an unassuming jackal hoping to take a bite of a calf carcass. A lone jackal tried to take a bite of a calf carcass when an upset group of vultures approached it The series of images show the moment a lappet-faced vulture with its eight-foot-wide wingspan took…

A mother dolphin and her calf were finally freed after being trapped in a Louisiana pond for an astonishing two years. Wildlife officials believe the mother dolphin and her baby were pushed into the pond system near Grand Isle, Louisiana, “It is common for storm surge and increased coastal flooding associated with hurricanes to cause…

A roaring lion shows off his razor-sharp teeth and swats at the camera while defending a hippo carcass. Ferocious: A lion goes for a photographer after being disturbed while devouring a hippo carcass Guarding the kill: The photographer said she saw a mound in the long grass but only realised it was a hippo when…

There is nothing like the intensity of lion dynamics in the African bush. This video shows what goes on when young nomadic male lions enter into unknown territory. There is nothing like the intensity of lion dynamics in the African bush. This video shows what goes on when young nomadic male lions enter into unknown…