When you think of Africa’s big cats, you most likely imagine ferocious predators who take down their prey with precision and speed. But the leopard in this video seems to have had a change of heart and has “adopted” a baby antelope as its own. The surprising footage shows the cat resting calmly in a […] More
A small bull shark swims daringly close to a family of hippos in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This rare footage was captured by 30-year-old tour operator Stacey Farrell from Heritage Tours and Safaris. “During a hippo and crocodile safari on the St Lucia Estuary, we spotted a small bull – zambezi […] More
Meet Hope and Nicky, two adorable baby black rhinos who love belly rubs, mud baths, and a good scratch behind the ears. They have a pretty good life, but these rhinos have a troubled history. Hope was orphaned when poachers killed his mother. Nicky, who is blind, was rescued by rangers who feared he could […] More
This is the heartwarming moment a mother lioness found her lost cubs after they were separated by a herd of elephants. Chris Tosi (39) described the emotional sighting: “I had been watching two lionesses with 6 small cubs lazing about in the Sabie Riverbed for about half an hour. In the distance, I could see […] More
In this video, a large group of rays performing acrobatic leaps as they breach the ocean surface. Are these mysterious rays trying to fly? Scientists are unsure as to exactly why they breach the surface like this… These flying rays, sometimes known as mobula or devil rays, are very mysterious. Closely related to sharks but […] More
That moment when two bears are defeated… by a tiny dog. When two hungry young bears decided to wander onto the vicinity of this home, they got more than they bargained for… The fearless French Bulldog is ready for battle. Chalk one up for the real underdog! More
Black stripes aren’t the darkest part of a zebra — aggression and infanticide run rampant through the species. While zebras might appear to be one of the more innocuous mammals to roam the African plains, their social structure is rooted in violence. Zebras form harems controlled by one dominant stallion, reigning over as many as […] More
In the wild, predators must eat other animals in order to survive, and they often target the young, the sick, the weak, and the defenseless. Sometimes though, even predators themselves can become prey to even more powerful and crafty predators. These “predator versus predator” interactions are among the most fascinating of all natural events. This […] More
Three hunters caught a 17-foot, 132-pound Burmese python in the Florida Everglades in southern Miami-Dade, a record for the program aimed at curbing the proliferation of the non-native species. The Burmese python is an invasive species that is wreaking havoc on the Everglades ecosystem. The South Florida Water Management has initiated a program in which […] More
Nature can be cruel, as this robin found out when she left her eggs unattended presumably to search for food. Wildlife enthusiast Tan Nguyen had set up a GoPro to record the brilliant blue eggs hatching, but an intruder found out about the nest before that could happen! This video captures the devastating moment when a […] More
On Sunday 22nd October 2017, a mother leopard was sitting peacefully in a tree in Olare Masai Mara along with her playing cub. In a few minutes, 2 unwelcome predators, the Hyenas, arrive silently. Whenever hyenas see leopards in a tree they automatically assume that the leopard might have a kill hence they come to […] More
This amazing cheetah encounter played out in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa. 4 cheetahs were not too happy to have a solo cheetah enter their territory… Ria Van Greunen told their story: “The morning started off with us searching for lions at Sistas waterhole but we had no luck. Someone stopped next to […] More
