Category: Animals

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…

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…