When a group of hungry lions encounters a buffalo and her young away from their herd, the opportunity for a quick lunch was too much to pass up. In this harrowing footage shot in Tanzania, the lions circle the buffalo, repeatedly charging the calf while the brave mom races back and forth to drive them […] More
The African harrier-hawk is a bird of prey endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. When this predator stumbles upon a weaverbird’s nest, all bets are off. Weavers are birds known for building spectacular apartment-complex structures in which they live as a communal colony. These massive compound nests are build for protection against snakes… but some predators can […] More
This is the incredibly tense moment a pregnant rhino almost became dinner for three hungry lions after she got stuck in a watering hole. The black rhino was spotted drinking here in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Black rhinos are endemic to eastern and southern Africa. Despite their name, these animals usually range from gray to brown […] More
This is the first ever recorded footage of a Snow Leopard hunting in the wild. Snow leopards are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with only about 4,500 to about 10,000 individuals remaining in the wild as of 2016. This statistic combined with the elusive nature of these big cats makes […] More
The biggest shark to ever exist was Megalodon, a 60-foot behemoth that ruled the seas until their extinction approximately 2.6 million years ago. The colossal creature is known to science as one of the largest, most powerful predators to have ever lived. Researchers estimate that this fantastic beast averaged anywhere from 45 to 60+ feet […] More
A newborn harbor seal pup is abandoned by her mother and rescued by the team at Marine Mammals of Maine. More
Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center Meet “Wawa”, a sun bear cub that was found alone and lifeless in a Malaysian forest. It is still unclear what happened to her mother, but knowing that sun bear mothers rarely abandon their cubs, experts believe that her mother was likely poached for her body parts. Thankfully, Wawa was […] More
Photographers using a drone were able to capture these amazing overhead shots of a 10-ft Great White Shark swimming near a group of surfers. The surfers were oblivious to the massive Great White Shark lurking mere feet below their boards. It’s relatively common to see sharks swimming this close to beaches, especially in recent years. […] More
Baboons are extremely effective predators. A large group of unsuspecting flamingos provides the perfect opportunity for an ambush at full speed. This occurred at one of the many “soda lakes”, also known as alkaline lakes, in the Great Rift Valley area in Kenya. Baboons are Old World monkeys with long, dog-like muzzles and sharp canine […] More
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 alligator. […] More
Off the coast of Maui, this group of whalewatchers got to witness a humpback whale come way closer than they had ever hoped — and actually smash directly into their boat. Humpbacks are a massive species of baleen whales, often measuring more than fifty feet in length and weighing up to nearly 80,000 pounds. These migratory […] More
Nature’s lessons are often learned the hard way — especially in the case of this encounter between a baby jaguar and a young caiman crocodile. Caiman crocodiles are some of the most ferocious predators that inhabit the Amazon jungles of South America, persisting in marshes, swamps, and other bodies of water. Black caimans are the largest of all […] More
