A fearless mongoose takes on a large venomous Black Mamba snake and comes out unscathed and victorious over one of Africa’s deadliest. 35-year-old Field Guide Ankia Pusey was driving on the S130 Gomondwane Loop in the south of the Kruger National Park when she came across a fierce battle between a Black Mamba and a mongoose. This sighting was […]
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“An Inquisitive Bird Damages the Zoologist’s Camera.”
A curious bird destroys its own research camera, a very expensive one; perhaps he was a little more than just camera shy? 32-year-old Ph.D. candidate Kyle-Mark Middleton had a very unpleasant surprise one morning. While performing a routine check on a camera trap set up in front of an active ground hornbill nest. A mysteriously […]
“A Grand Battle: 2 Buffaloes, 20 Elephants, and 22 Lions.”
2 Buffaloes & 20 Elephants Are No Match for 22 Lions This dramatic scene unfolds as 2 buffaloes and 20 elephants challenge 22 lions and end up being no match for the large cats! This sighting played out at MalaMala in Greater Kruger. Field guide Gareth van Rooyen was incredibly fortunate to witness this sighting and shared the […]
Fight to the Finish: King Cobra Escapes Python’s Death Grip and Turns the Tables in a Brutal Encounter
This is the dramatic moment a king cobra was found on the roadside locked in fierce death grip with a python. The two predators clashed in the undergrowth before spilling out in front of passing drivers in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand on December 9. Incredible images show how the python wrapped its thick body around the […]
Giant, Vividly Hued Rodents: Double the Size of Their Grey Relatives, Growing Up to 36 Inches from Head to Tail
These exotic, giant squiггels with brightly-colouгed thгee-tone fuг coats make theiг Bгitish gгey and гed cousins look pale in compaгison. Malabaг Giant squiггels, found deep in the foгests of India, haʋe a гemaгkable patchwoгk of fuг, with colouгs гanging fгom beige and tan to shades of brown and гust. They aгe double the size of […]