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WILD DOGS HUNT ANTELOPE ON EDGE OF CLIFF

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[WILD DOGS HUNT ANTELOPE ON EDGE OF CLIFF]

This pack of 21 Wild Dog had been on the Reserve for the past week and on this particular day were settling down in the Mlowathi River, North of its confluence with the Sand River. Rangers had sighted the dogs on an afternoon safari, probably on the hunt for something to eat - as it is not uncommon for Wild Dogs to hunt twice a day. " "They encountered Klipspringers (small antelope) and cornered these poor victims on these massive rocks. One of the rangers who was filming, Michael Botes, has actually witnessed these very same Klipspringers go through the same ordeal with a different pack of Wild Dogs before! Steff McWilliam was also filming in the sighting and both of these guides could not believe what was happening!" "It was mostly the young Wild Dogs who were trying to get to the Klipspringers." Whereas the adults were not showing much interest in this game of cat and mouse - or in this case - Dog and Antelope. "Now for Klipspringers, as daunting it may be having these predators in their habitat, they were designed by Mother Nature to live in rocky outcrops. Their hooves are very pointy, allowing them to be very nimble and agile on rocks such as these. And living in habitats like these usually assists in avoiding the bigger predators." "What makes this sighting utterly unbelievable is the fact that Wild Dogs are not known to be climbers of any sort. Their paws are not at all designed for what we witness here! The fact that the Dogs did not slip or fall is incredible in itself." "This really had everyone on the vehicle, hearts pumping as they were anxiously waiting to see what happens next. But eventually, the Wild Dogs lost interest and moved on. Where later they did actually hunt one of Africa's slightly bigger antelope, impala."

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Silly leopard taking on porcupine at high speed will make your day!

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[Silly leopard taking on porcupine at high speed will make your day!]

A leopard vs porcupine is but one of the iconic sightings that everyone wants to see. Ard van de Wetering had an opportunity to capture that sighting on film on his trip to the Kruger National Park recently.

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Greatest Fights In The Animal Kingdom

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[Greatest Fights In The Animal Kingdom]

Watch as monkeys, guanacos and kangaroos all go head-to-head in our greatest animal fights! For family or territory, these determined animals won't go down without a fight. Check out Part 2 here • Greatest Fights In The Animal Kingdom: Par...

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One Lioness Tries to Hunt Elephant

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[One Lioness Tries to Hunt Elephant]

“We had just left the Somalisa camp in Hwange after an early rise and a steaming cup of coffee. To start the day we headed in the direction where we viewed a lion pride the previous evening. The early morning light broke and we were happy to find that they were still resting in the same place. We watched for a while as the cubs were playing with one another and then the mother started getting active as gathered the cubs and walked them through the bush. Slowly we pursued them to see what they were up to and after some time, the mother headed into the thicket. The next thing, all we heard was the screeching sound of an elephant!” “We headed into the bush to find the lioness on top of a young elephant trying to bring her down. The lioness clawed into the thick skin of the elephant - hanging on while the elephant fought against the strong grip and pull of the lioness. After a few moments of struggling to get the lioness off, the elephant managed to shake loose from the lioness’s grip and exited into the bush behind her. Whilst all of the action was happening, the cubs were laying in the tall grass looking on as their mother attempted to secure a meal, but, after an unsuccessful attack, the mother came to collect the cubs and headed away into the morning – luckily, unscathed from the encounter.” “It was an intense moment trying to capture the event as the adrenaline was high and we were all so alert with all that was taking place. It’s never easy hearing the sound of a screeching animal fighting to survive. It was a case of mixed emotions and we were slightly relieved to see the young elephant escaping the grips of the lioness, although, witnessing the hunger of the cubs as they waited for their mother to bring home the meal – a contradiction of emotion that I had not quite felt before.” “For me this experience was extremely rare, never in all my years of guiding have I ever seen such a sighting as elephant and lion have always had an interesting relationship. Often elephants will push a lion away eagerly – especially when they are in big herds. My advice to onlookers in the wild, is to be careful, engage in the moment and note on the behaviour of a lion/lioness before they attack.”

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bear sits next to guy

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[bear sits next to guy]

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Giraffe Tries Saving her Calf From Hunting Lions

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[Giraffe Tries Saving her Calf From Hunting Lions]

Once in a life-time sighting of lions seizing an opportunity to hunt a newborn giraffe! The mother of the giraffe tries her hardest to save her calf, but unfortunately she isn't successful.