This bonobo named “Kanzi” can start a fire and cook food on his own. Kanzi is a thirty-eight year old bonobo (a cousin to the common chimpanzee). He was born in captivity and is currently a resident at the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative in Des Moines, Iowa. The center is focused on research and conservation […] More
No, this is not a still from Jurassic Park. This is a very real animal that exists on this planet. Who knew? These birds, called shoebills, are described as large, secretive stork-like birds. They can be found in swamps in tropical east Africa. Thanks to its enormous foot-long bill, this terrifying bird can hunt prey […] More
This is the amazing moment a buffalo taught a young lion a tough lesson. It all started when a pride of lions surrounded a monitor lizard. One young lion grabbed the lizard and was ready to make the kill when a large buffalo appeared on the scene and dramatically flipped the feline into the air […] More
Burmese pythons are devouring the Everglades’s wildlife one species at a time, and not even the American alligator is safe. In South Florida, invasive Burmese pythons have infested the territory of native American alligators, leading to some rather unprecedented encounters between the two. Interactions like this are becoming increasingly common, as tens of thousands of […] More
If you thought hippos were cute and cuddly, think again. As this encounter between a pack of African wild dogs, a baby antelope and a hippo reveals, these extremely territorial creatures have a bit of a dark side. The footage was filmed at Mala Mala Game Reserve in South Africa by quick-thinking game ranger Pieter Van Wyk. […] More
This is the amazing moment a lion surprises a wildebeest with a swift surprise attack. The big cat ambushed an unsuspecting wildebeest as its herd stampeded across a dirt road. The lion quickly leaped into action, sinking its teeth into the animal’s throat. The lion kept its teeth clenched around the wildebeest’s throat as the […] More
The hippo is Africa’s undisputed most dangerous land animal. While they may appear at first glance to be slow, gentle creatures that spend their time relaxing in swamps, the reality is far more intense. Almost nothing stands in the way of an angry hippo — not even the most formidable predators on Earth, from lions […] More
This is the amazing moment a mother lion took a beating from a pack of African wild dogs in order to protect her cub. While out on a safari drive in the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, Shalin Fernando (33) captured this interesting interaction between a female lioness and her cub being interrogated by a […] More
In rare footage above, we witness a large mother Grizzly bear chase down a young elk. This may be the fastest bear ever filmed in the wild! The grizzly bear is at the top of the food chain. Grizzly bears are omnivores. Their diet will vary throughout the year, from fishing for trout, to eating […] More
When these two venomous snakes cross paths, only one survives. In this video, a rattlesnake wanders directly into the path of a hungry cottonmouth and the encounter ends swiftly. Both are highly venomous and have been known to prey on other snakes occasionally, so perhaps this could have gone either way. But the cottonmouth strikes first, […] More
This is the amazing moment a cobra and a monitor lizard were caught in a battle in the middle of a road in Kruger National Park, South Africa. A surprised safari photographer captured the action from a car just a few meters away. The snouted cobra is a a highly venomous species with neurotoxic venom […] More
Two divers recently found themselves dwarfed by a massive deep sea worm composed of hundreds of thousands of organisms. The two friends encountered the amazing sight during a dive off the coast of Whakaari, the stratovolcano on White Island, New Zealand. The worm can be seen moving delicately through the water, occasionally shuddering and pulsating […] More
