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
The amazing interaction was caught on camera by Renier Joubert. He described the sighting: We arrived at the waterhole and saw the dogs and the hippo interacting. It was almost as if they were playing with one another. There was no kill close by that we could see. On the one video you can see that the […] More
Rhinos and elephants are both herbivores who can usually co-exist peacefully. But when resources are scarce, these two giant animals have a little less tolerance for each other in their space. Susan Boswell, a member of the nonprofit Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife, captured this dramatic video of an elephant defending a small patch […] More
Hippos are well-known for their unpredictable and aggressive nature — these guys kill an estimated 3,000 people every year. What you may not know is that the colossal herbivores are extremely territorial, especially when predators invade their turf. Most predators know not to mess with a full grown hippo; in general, only a pride of […] More
While giant snakes and terror birds appeared on land after the extinction of the dinosaurs, a group of mammals returned to the sea and evolved into what are now known as whales. Today, we generally think of whales as gentle giants, but for a few million years, whales were anything but gentle. Livyatan melvillei was […] More
This tenacious serval was filmed bravely taking on a puff adder, a highly aggressive and venomous species of snake found only in Africa. The big cat was brave to take on this species of snake; puff adders are responsible for the most snakebite fatalities in Africa. Servals are medium-sized, slender wildcats found only in Africa. […] More
During a journey through the Pantanal region of Brazil, a tourist managed to capture this amazing footage of a large Jaguar stalking a caiman along the river bank. The Jaguar suddenly dives into the river… only to come out of the water with an amazing catch. The feline emerges from the water with its prize […] More
Few predator-predator relationships are more engaging than the conflict between spotted hyenas and African wild dogs. Merrell Foote (56), a corporate communications and public relations professional living in Saudi Arabia, captured this unique footage during her Kirkmans Kamp game drive in Sabi Sands Game Reserve. She explained: “We could hear eerie cries of hyenas before […] More
It’s a branch! It’s a leaf! Nope, it’s a ghost mantis. Appearances can be deceiving in the animal world, where creatures of all shapes and sizes have evolved various methods to evade their enemies by blending in with their surroundings. This small species of mantis from Africa has an excellent camouflage technique — it is […] More
