Category: Animals

This incredible footage was captured by Graeme Mitchley on safari in Kruger National Park. A leopard was repeatedly jabbed as it attempted to feast on a recently killed porcupine in a tree. We imagine it was no easy feat consuming a porcupine in the treetops, and things got even more intense as two hungry hyenas…

An adorable bear cub was found ɩoѕt in the wilderness without his mother by a Turkish гeѕсᴜe centre in Hakkari, a nearby province on the Turkish border with Iraq. The baby bear, called ‘Hakvan’, is pictured guzzling from a milk bottle after his гeѕсᴜe. Photos show him being nursed back to health after his solo…

The jaguar strikes in silence! When you think of fierce river predators, we’ll bet jaguars aren’t the first animals that come to mind. But along rivers and swamps in rainforests across Central and South America, these spotted panthers rule. In this incredible sighting, a solitary jaguar takes down a caiman, a close relative of the…

They are known as being among the most dangerous predators in the world, but these four lions were left with their tails between their legs after they were brought down a peg or two by a brave mongoose. A mongoose takes on four lions in the Masaa Mara National Park, in Kenya by growling at them…

DRAMATIC photographs capture the moment a fearsome jaguar leapt into the water and killed a huge caiman. The fearless big cat ambushed its prey on the banks of the Cuiaba river in Pantanal National Park, Brazil. The jaguar leaps into the water to catch its preyCredit: SWNS:South West News Service After dragging the caiman out…

Cheetahs risk injury by hunting a large herd of zebra. They successfully hunt, chase and catch a young vulnerable zebra foal. Field guide Jann-Rick Louw experienced a sensational moment while out on a game drive in the Pilanesberg National Park. He shared his images and story with Latestsightings.com: “We were aware of a cheetah mom…

This is the heart-breaking moment a buffalo mother risked her life in a courageous attempt to rescue her calf from the jaws of lions. But maternal instinct kicks in and the buffalo mum immediately rushes to her young’s side, putting her life on the line as she places her body between the lions and her…

He is one of the world’s most dangerous predators. But meeting his newborn cub for the first time, this fearsome lion appears as gentle as a tabby cat. The heartwarming first encounter between the adorable lion cub and his father was captured on camera in a series of stunning images. At first the seven-week old…

Armed with deadly venom capable of killing humans, the boomslang snake is a feared predator in the wild. Ambushed: A mongoose climbs a tree and creeps up on a deadly boomslang snake as it prepares to go in for the kill in Namibia Tables are turned: Armed with deadly venom capable of killing humans, the…

This іпсгedіЬɩe іпсіdeпt unfolded at the Nossob Campsite in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, where ground squirrels and a mongoose teamed up to confront and іпtіmіdаte a cape cobra in order to protect their offspring. Lara De Matos сарtᴜгed videos of the event, while Annette Smit took remarkable photographs and shared the story with us. During…