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The video shows two huge elephant bulls starting a fight in the middle of the road which escalated so much that it became unsafe to be anywhere near the angry bulls. Elephants are the largest land mammals on this planet and mostly not angry with one another. When two massive elephant bulls do become angry at one another, it is over ten tonnes of elephant that locks into battle. Elephants normally do not fight. Males are disciplined from a young age by older elephants, and they learn respecting those who are older and wiser. On the rare occasion two older males will be on equal terms on every aspect of life. That is when fighting becomes the last test to establish dominance. The two elephant bulls in the video were really going at each other, bumping, and pushing each other around, even smashing through and destroying a whole tree in the process. The elephants came charging down the road and that was there where everyone in the vicinity decided to get away very quickly.

The video shows a funny moment when a baby rhino unexpectedly decides to show a wildebeest, double its own size, who’s the boss of the African savanna. Going on an African safari is an exciting deal and the best part of it all, every single safari drive that you will go on will be different, guaranteed. The African bush, with its incredible diversity of fauna and flora, always has something new to amaze, excite or surprise those out on their early morning or late afternoon safari. Some days you might see something that no one could ever have imagined or hoped to see. One great example of such a special occasion played out in the African savanna, between a baby rhino and a wildebeest bull. These are two species of animal not even the most veteran safari goers will associate with one another. The two species always stay out of each other’s way and don’t mix at all. That was until a baby rhino hilariously decided one morning, that today was a good day to go and attempt to intimidate a large wildebeest bull. The video shows how an adorable looking baby rhino, that unexpectedly left the side of its mother, casually wandered off by itself. There were a few animals scattered around the open savanna plains and it looked like the baby rhino was just going for a random walk. But it turned out the baby rhino’s walk was with intent. To the amazement and laughter of the safari tourists, the baby rhino walked straight up to a large wildebeest. The baby rhino then mocked charged towards the wildebeest, looking fearless and brave. The wildebeest quickly took the little rhino serious when it faced the baby rhino with its horns. The wildebeest probably thought ‘What the hell is up with you little one’. Amazingly the either cheeky or brave baby rhino persisted with its intimidating charges and managed to turn the wildebeest, having it run away from it more than once. That was unexpected. The wildebeest then turned around to face the baby rhino. The baby rhino then stopped, and it was as if common sense kicked in when it turned around in a flash, running straight back to mommy. What a rare and extremely funny moment out in the African wild.

The video shows a struggling baby elephant’s hilarious attempt to get back onto its feet. Baby elephants never fail to amuse. They can be hilariously clumsy; even if a baby elephant does nothing, they are so cute to look at. In the first few years of their lives, baby elephants must learn and take in incredible knowledge and skill needed to survive in the African bush. Baby elephants mimic adult elephants all the time during the learning process. One of the critical skills and abilities required is for elephants to cool themselves using mud bathing. Elephants do not have sweat glands; during hot days, they throw mud over their bodies to cool down. I was filming a mother elephant and her calf at a mud wallow. The mother elephant used her trunk to throw mud all over her body. The baby elephant had a better plan, and instead of doing as mommy does, the baby elephant went to lie down flat in the mud, getting its body covered much more quicker. While the plan of the baby elephant might have worked to get covered in mud quicker, it didn’t think about getting back onto its feet. This was hilarious to watch as the baby elephant started swaying from side to side, over and over, to build enough momentum to get back onto its feet. The baby elephant looked like someone trying to get out of bed on a Monday morning. Eventually, the baby elephant had enough momentum and got upright. At the same time, the mother elephant realized the struggle and assisted her calf with a loud rumble and ensured it was ok. I could feel the mother elephant's love and care for her calf. Once back on its feet, the elephant calf decided it was better to do exactly like mommy does.

The video shows the adorable moment of a mother elephant using her trunk to help her struggling baby to get out of a slippery mud wallow. Elephants are not only large and intimidating, but they are also animals that show a lot of love and care towards one another. The bond between a mother elephant and her baby is incredibly strong. After a twenty-two-month gestation period, the investment in the baby is huge and the whole herd will protect a baby if need be. Elephants love to cool down in the mud and as seen in this video, the babies love it just as much, if not more. It is always one thing getting into the mud wallow and play, but getting out can become a whole different story. The video shows two baby elephants struggling to get out of the mud wallow after their play session. The one baby eventually managed to get out by itself with some effort, but the second baby elephant had it more difficult. The baby elephant tried its best to get out, but it kept slipping and falling back into the wallow. One nearby herd member gave a little support, but the real help came when the mother elephant realised what was going on. Using her trunk, the mother elephant supported her baby from the back. With the mother’s trunk as a support from behind, the baby elephant finally got some traction and managed to get out of the slippery mud. The baby elephant looked so happy and adorable, running off to join the rest of the herd.

This video shows the bizarre looking sight of a hyena walking on two legs. We spotted this hyena for the first time nearly a year ago, as seen in this previous video https://rumble.com/v1h0owx-safari-tourist-films-bizarre-looking-sight-of-a-hyena-walking-on-two-legs.html While hyenas have a reputation of being scary looking and dangerous animals, they are for sure some of the toughest animals out in the African bush. Hyenas are the main scavengers of the African bush and the number one enemy of lions. It was during a recent safari that we came across this bizarre looking hyena, walking around on two legs. What made this sighting even more special was that we spotted the same hyena almost a year ago. I was really amazed and happy to know that the hyena was still alive, still surviving on its own and doing fine, despite of its disability. Surviving in a hostile environment such as the African bush is remarkable for an animal that can’t even use all four its legs to hunt or run away from danger. This hyena very well knows what danger is. The hyena lost the function of its two back legs after it got attacked by a lion, leaving its hips and two back legs in a paralyzed state. The hyena had no other choice but to adapt and so it learned how to walk in such a strange looking manner. This is not something you see often out in the African wild. We can only hope that this hyena will keep going and survive out in the wild on its own.

The video shows that the phrase ‘pick on someone your own size’ does not apply if you are an elephant in the African wild. Elephants, the largest land mammals roaming this planet are fascinating in every sense of the word. Elephants dominate the landscape in the African wild in all aspects and these huge creatures do not let anything or anyone stand in their way. They do as they like and please, having the size and weight advantage over all other animals in the wild. While on safari in the Kruger National Park, we watched a herd of elephants drinking water at a watering hole during the heat of the day. One elephant caught my attention, standing inside the water while cooling off and drinking water. The elephant’s attention suddenly moved from drinking water to something else when it quickly moved out of the water. The elephant looked focussed on something, but I couldn’t see what grabbed its attention. There was nothing around the elephant that could draw its attention besides a small water bird minding its own business along the edge of the water. ‘It surely can’t be that little bird’? I thought to myself. ‘It is so small and surely it poses no threat to the elephant’? My assumptions were all wrong and to my amazement, it was the small bird the elephant was focussed on. I was totally surprised by the elephant’s behaviour. Elephants are known to chase off other mammals around watering holes as they do not like sharing their space around the water with others, but a bird, weighing not even one percent of what the elephant weighs? I was still confused but totally amused at the same time. There the elephant was, speeding up, going after the bird with its loud screams and short trumpeting noises that followed as if the bird posed a massive threat or something. That was so hilarious to see. Every time the elephant got closer; the bird would just fly forward a little to keep a safe distance between them. The bird seemed way less fazed by the whole situation compared to the elephant. It was hilarious to watch such a massive animal chasing after something so small. For what reason? I do not know, probably just because the elephant can. Once the elephant reached the rest of the herd members, the elephant lost interest and continued drinking as if nothing happened.

The video shows the hilarious moments of a playful baby rhino, having the time of its life, trying to intimidate a tourist vehicle with its cute little charges up and down. The rhinoceros is one of Arica’s most endangered animal species. Rhinos are also part of the well known big five animal group in Africa. To see such a special creature out in its natural environment is always a great and wonderful experience. Finding a mother rhino with her most adorable looking baby is just incredible and rarely seen. Like with elephants, baby rhinos are very playful and always full of energy. While learning new skills in life, these baby animals love exploring and experiencing new things, like this little rhino in the video. The baby rhino wandered away from its mother to have a closer look at the vehicle. Suddenly it turned around, ran away down the road, turned around again, and came charging straight towards the vehicle. The baby rhino would stop right in front of the vehicle in a puff of dust, only to turn around again and come charging back again. This adorable baby rhino was having the time of its life and couldn’t get enough of it while everyone inside the vehicle found this whole experience hilarious.

The video shows a huge elephant bull, casually walking up to a swimming pool for a drink, with the safari tourists in the pool totally stunned by the unexpected encounter. When going on a safari holiday, you can always expect the unexpected. The African wild is always full of surprises and part of the thrill being on a safari holiday is finding all the wild animals the bush has to offer. On some occasions, the wildlife might just find you. Elephants are one of the most popular animals to see on safari. Seeing the worlds largest land mammal in all its glory out in its natural environment is priceless. Elephants are also by far the most intelligent animals that roam the African wild. Elephants love water and must drink daily. In the world of the elephant, the cleaner the water, the better the water. Over time, elephants have figured out interesting ways to find fresh water out in the wild. With numerous unfenced safari camps scattered around in Africa’s nature reserves, these intelligent giants developed a liking for swimming pool water. While many might think that the chlorine in the water can be harmful to the elephants, the opposite is actually true. Chlorine keeps the water clean and at a balanced ph level, making swimming pool water way cleaner than ground or river water out in the wild. Elephants know this through their sense of smell and would never drink any water that is very dirty or harmful to them. The video shows how a huge elephant bull casually walks up to a swimming pool, situated in the front of the room of safari holiday makers. The tourists were relaxing in the pool during the heat of the day and could not have asked for something more unexpected. Finding elephants while out on a safari vehicle is incredible, but having an elephant finding you in the pool while relaxing with drinks is a whole next level experience. The elephant bull stuck its trunk in the pool for a big sip of water, with the safari tourists sitting dead still in the water while admiring the giant beast drinking from their pool, right in front of them. The big bull elephant took another sip of water after which it suddenly stopped, probably realising that the two figures in the water were human beings. The elephant’s behaviour suddenly changed and with a few deep belly rumbles, the elephant slowly turned around and moved off back into the bush. It was an incredibly unusual close and possibly dangerous encounter for the holiday makers but freezing and not moving with a large elephant so close to you was the best thing they could have done. Luckily the elephant wasn’t frightened by their presence and decided to leave the stunned safari tourists in peace.

The video shows a big rhino bull, suddenly charging towards a safari vehicle, forcing the vehicle to move off with great haste and narrowly escaping a potentially dangerous situation. Going on safari in any National Park in Africa will ask you to take great care when coming near large and dangerous animals. Usually, elephants are the most intimidating and dangerous animals to meet right in the road while travelling along through the bush. This video shows that not only elephants have the tendency to charge towards vehicles. Rhinos clearly have the same tendency, even though it is way less common. White rhinos specifically are normally very chilled animals and seeing them becoming angry and agitated with vehicles is not the norm. But like with anything in the African bush, expect the unexpected and be prepared. The rhinos in the video initially seemed calm with all the vehicles in its surroundings. The behaviour of the large male rhino suddenly changed when one safari vehicle transporting tourists through the park decided to move on slowly past the rhinos. Bad idea. The rhino bull suddenly stormed towards the safari vehicle in a puff of dust. The vehicle immediately sped off in another puff of dust. The rhinos all became bewildered but quickly clamed down when the dust settled. Luckily the driver of the safari vehicle reacted in good time to avoid a nasty incident.

The video shows a newborn baby elephant taking its first steps with its wobbly legs. Few things in nature can be as heartwarming as newborn baby animals. Baby animals are adorable and very cute. A newborn baby elephant is most likely one of the cutest sights you can have while on an African safari. Seeing the largest land mammal on the planet in baby form, specially being less than a day old, is something that will make most hearts melt. When baby elephants are born, they can stand within half an hour, and it can take a good few hours before they can walk and remain stable on their legs. During their first few hours of life, the legs of baby elephants are very wobbly and weak. It is during this period that determination and a survival instinct drives the baby to make numerous attempts to walk with their weak legs. During each attempt to walk, the legs of the baby elephant will get stronger and stronger until the muscles are strong enough for it to stay on its feet for long periods of time. The video shows how a baby elephant goes through the motions of learning how to walk on its wobbly legs. It is an adorable sight, with the baby elephant swaying from side to side, back and forth. Repeatedly the baby elephant would fall over forward, face first into the ground. Survival instinct drives the baby elephant not to give up and it would make several attempts to get walking, no matter how hard the task at hand may seem. One of the cutest sights you can possibly ask for to see out on an African safari.

The video shows the incredible work done by a wildlife rescue team in the African wild, removing a wire snare stuck around the neck of a lioness. The wildlife living on the African continent fulfils many important roles and is key to its existence. Every year, millions of tourists visit Africa, with majority making time to go on safari and admire the incredible wealth of wildlife. Because of safari tourism, millions of jobs are created for local people at the same time. Wildlife plays an even more important role on the continent by ensuring the ongoing existence of key biodiversity areas and are also deeply rooted in the history and heritage of local cultures. For these reasons, nature conservation and the protection of wildlife are ultra important. Unfortunately, not everyone shares the same view. Thousands of animals are lost yearly to poaching. The main reasons for the poaching of wildlife are usually either greed and self-enrichment or out of poverty and hunger desperation. While leading a safari in the Kruger National Park with a group of tourists, we came across a pride of lions. After viewing the lions for some time, I noticed that the one lioness was not looking in great condition. I also noticed an unusual scar around her neck. Viewing her through binoculars I realised that the lioness had a wire snare around her neck. That was not good. I immediately contacted the park’s wildlife rescue team and notified them of the situation. Poachers driven by hunger set these types of snares along well travelled game paths, in the hope to trap an antelope which will supply them with meat. Unfortunately, antelopes are not the only animals walking along these game paths. Many other animals that are not targeted for their meat, such as this lioness, also make use of these game paths and can end up in these snares, choking them around their necks. We kept an eye on the lioness until the arrival of the rescue team. The team included a wildlife vet that got onto our vehicle with his tranquilizer rifle. I followed his instructions, got closer to the lioness and the vet shot her in the back side. Slowly the lioness started dozing off and after about 5 minutes, she was out. The vet first made sure the lioness was totally tranquilized, pulling her tail and giving her a few pats on the back side to check for any possible reactions. While the rest of the team blocked off the scene for the other nearby lionesses, the vet quickly proceeded with his pliers to remove the wire snare from the lionesses’ neck. It was a great relief to see the female lion finally free from the terrible piece of wire around her neck. After the removal of the wire, an antidote was injected. It took another good ten minutes again for the tranquilizer to work out before the lioness, still groggy and drowsy, managed to get back onto her feet to go and join the rest of her pride again. The rescue team was very efficient and did a great job. We all felt good, knowing that a lioness was saved, and all our efforts contributed to the ongoing conservation efforts of looking after the precious wildlife roaming the African continent.

The video shows an intense and rarely seen altercation between a very angry elephant and a mother rhino with her baby. When going on safari in Africa, the big five animals are always the most wanted to see animals on the list. The big five includes lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, and rhino. Majority of the time these animals do not interact with each other unless it is predator versus prey. Due to their size, elephants tend to be aggressive and dominant towards most animals coming in their way, whether it is predators or other herbivores, it doesn’t matter. There are times on safari that you will come across something that is hardly ever seen. Like an altercation between an angry elephant and a mother rhino with her calf. The mother rhino and her baby were near a watering hole when the elephant approached for a drink. Elephants do not like sharing a water source with any other animals. When the elephant discovered the mother rhino with her calf near the water, it became very angry and started becoming very intimidating. The rhino didn’t hold back and went for the elephant with her horn, connecting with the elephant’s tusk. The rhino’s retaliation infuriated the attacking elephant, making it more aggressive and angrier. That’s when the interaction exploded into a cloud of dust, accompanied by scary and intimidating noises. For some reason the people on the vehicle witnessing the spectacle decided it was a good idea to bang on the side of the vehicle to chase off the attacking elephant. Emotions most likely got hold of everyone as rhino’s are extremely endangered and an elephant can easily kill a rhino. All the loud noises and banging eventually got the elephant to run away, leaving the mother rhino and her calf in peace.

The video shows the hilarious moment when an elephant bull unexpectedly decides to throw a trunk full of soil over the person busy filming him. African elephants are the largest land mammals roaming our planet. Not only are they massive, but elephants are also rated to be some of the smartest and most intelligent mammals in the world. Watching elephants out in the wild is always a very rewarding experience as these animals have a legion of behavioural patterns that still boggles human minds to this day. This makes elephants very unpredictable and many a time dangerous, as you just don’t know what they think of you when they see you and how they will react towards you. Encounters with elephants can range from hilarious to outright dangerous, you just don’t know and must be on high alert when finding them in the wild. It was just after some heavy rains one morning that I decided to go out with my safari vehicle on my own and explore a wilderness area out in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. I was keen to see what animals will be out and about just after the heavy downpour we had. At first, I didn’t see much but then came across a lone elephant bull standing in the bush not too far from the road. I decided to switch off my vehicle to watch and film the magnificent creature, looking all relaxed while he was feeding. One sign that an elephant is relaxed is when they continue feeding while you are in their presence. This elephant bull became unpredictable and had me guessing on its next move when he suddenly stopped feeding. The elephant bull just stood there quietly, and he didn’t give me any clue on what his next move will be. Suddenly the bull looked at me and came a little closer in an intimidating manner. That behaviour got my heart racing, and I couldn’t just start my vehicle as it would have startled him. The elephant bull was still not feeding, and he was just standing there, creating immense levels of uncertainty in my mind on what the big boy’s intensions were. The few videos I have seen of elephants rolling and crushing tourist vehicles was in the back of my mind. The elephant bull stopped a few meters away from my vehicle and I noticed that he started scratching with his front foot in the wet soil. His trunk went down slowly and then suddenly, wham, the elephant bull launched a whole trunk of wet soil over me, my vehicle, and my camera. I was absolutely stunned by this unexpected behaviour and have never experienced a reaction like that coming from an elephant in all my years as a safari guide. After throwing me with wet soil, the elephant bull remained dead still, staring me down before he decided to leave me alone and slowly moved on. I immediately made sure that I moved on and away from him. Clearly, he was not happy with my presence. I was just so happy that the elephant bull opted with throwing me with soil instead of attacking or trampling me. Just another example of how unpredictable any elephant out in the wild can be.

The video shows an adorable baby elephant, stumbling and falling its way through a deep river crossing, trying hard to keep up with the rest of the herd. Elephants are one of Africa’s great migratory animals. Elephant herds cover huge distances in a year, constantly roaming to areas with food and water as the seasons change. Elephants must face many dangers on their journeys, while navigating difficult terrain such as mountains and deep river crossings filled with crocodiles. No matter what, elephants need to constantly move and no difficulties or obstacles along the way can stop them. Baby elephants in the herds have it the hardest, as they are still learning vital survival skills while facing many challenges for the first time. Baby elephants have no choice but to keep up with the herd. The baby elephant in this video is one good example. During a safari we stopped to watch a herd of elephants about to cross a river crossing. The river was about half body deep for the adults but for the babies in the herd it was a deep crossing. I started filming, as seeing elephants crossing a river in the wild is always something special to see. I noticed one baby elephant about to follow its mother and the rest of the herd into the river. Focusing on the little elephant, I could see from the first step into the water that the baby elephant was not looking sure footed. Clearly the bottom of the river was uneven, with the baby elephant stumbling and falling every few meters it moved. The baby elephant would have its head dunked under the water a few times looking hilarious at times. With all the stumbling and falling, the baby elephant showed real courage and went all the way to the other side, only very happy to be running back onto dry land, joining its mother. Incredible to see the commitment of the baby elephant to keep up with the rest of the herd, even though it looked funny at times.

The video shows an intense fight between two male leopards that ensued after the one male caught another intruding male up in a tree busy feeding on his meal. The leopard is an elusive big cat and lives a solitary lifestyle. These magnificent and deadly predators are very territorial and the only time you will see more than one leopard together will be a mother with her cubs or a male and female mating. When two males meet each other in the wild, you can be sure there will be lots of drama as shown in this video. Male leopards just don’t tolerate each other as each male wants to protect their hunting and mating grounds from any competition. When one male intrudes into another male’s territory and steal his food, you can bet that there will be serious aggression and fighting involved. While on safari in the Kruger National Park, we came across a male leopard up in a tree with an impala antelope kill. The male leopard was relaxed with our presence and continued feeding on ‘his’ kill. Little did we know that we were actually watching a male leopard that found the kill already up in the tree and that it did not belong to him. After a few minutes it all became clear when a bigger male leopard suddenly appeared from behind us, running towards the tree. He looked very angry. The two male leopards started growling at each other and the approaching male got straight up into the tree. It went to all guns blazing as the two male leopards met. An intense fight exploded right up in the tree, so fierce that both males fell from the tree together to settle the rest of their intense battle on the ground. There were loud snarling and growling noises, making it an overwhelming experience for the safari tourists to witness. The leopards were scratching and biting each other aggressively in a cloud of dust. Eventually the intruder realized that he was better off getting away before risking serious injury, and so he did. The intruding leopard quickly ran off while the dominant male went up the tree to claim back his rightful meal.

The video shows a giraffe that pulls its face and mouth in all awkward manners, looking very funny and weird at the same time. The giraffe is not only the tallest land mammal on earth but also one of the most wanted to see animals when going on safari. So much so that together with zebras, giraffes are the most photographed animals in the African wild. With their long necks and elegantly unique build, giraffes are one of the most iconic animals and symbols of the African continent. Giraffes are herbivores and they browse on the leaves of their favourite trees, scattered around in the African bush and savanna. It was during a safari in the Kruger National Park that we stopped to watch a small herd of giraffe during a late afternoon safari. While admiring the grace and beauty of the giraffes, I saw one individual that didn’t look so graceful. This giraffe looked at the camera and was pulling the most awkward looking faces at me. This looked weird and funny at the same time. It almost looked like the giraffe was singing out loud with its mouth moving and pulling in all directions. One of my safari guests dropped the comment that it looked like him in his younger days after a hard night out in the rave clubs. While there were many jokes thrown around for these funny faces coming from the giraffe, the only explanation for this behaviour was that the giraffe might have had something stuck in its throat, but since they are browsers, it was hard to believe that this giraffe was struggling to swallow a mouthful of leaves. The most likely but unconfirmed reason for this hilarious looking face pulling was that giraffes sometimes do pick up old bones, chewing and sucking on it when they need a calcium supplement. Nonetheless, witnessing such funny looking behaviour from a giraffe, which is rarely seen, was great entertainment for everyone on the safari.

The video shows two leopard cubs in the African wild, having the time of their lives during a playful moment. The leopard is one of Africa’s big cats roaming the wild and are the most elusive of them all. Leopards are part of the Big 5 animals that also include Rhino, Buffalo, Elephant, and Lion. When going on an African safari, the leopard will be the hardest to find of all these animals. With their perfectly camouflaged patterns, the leopard relies on stealth when hunting their prey. These big cats can disappear within the blink of an eye when they want to. Finding a leopard while on safari is always a great highlight. Finding a mother leopard with her two adorable cubs is just priceless. It was during a safari in the Kruger National Park that we were incredibly lucky to come across a female leopard and her cubs in a dry riverbed. It was early morning and the two cubs looked energetic. The mother leopard was lying to the one side by herself, scanning the area for any dangers while her cubs could enjoy their playtime. It was so adorable to watch the two leopard cubs going about their playful moments. In typical leopard fashion, the cubs would stalk each other, practicing their hunting and stalking skills. The two leopard cubs would then jump on top of each other and engage into playfighting. While this might just look like playful behaviour, all the actions of the cubs are part of a learning process to hunt and overpower their prey. Once leopard cubs reach about eighteen months, they will become solitary and must hunt for themselves. Seeing such a moment in the African wild is extremely rare and I felt privileged to be in the presence of such incredible wild creatures, going about their natural ways in the wild.

The video shows one of the biggest lion prides ever seen, walking down the road in the Kruger National Park, causing traffic to come to a standstill. The lion is the largest predator in the African wild, living at the top of the food chain. Lions are also the only social cats on earth, living together in family prides that usually averages between five and ten lions per pride. There are rare instances when lions do form what is called mega prides, consisting of twenty plus lions. The pride of lions shown in the video was twenty-six members strong and really a sight to behold. This mega pride of lions was found one morning early, casually strolling down the main tar road of the National Park. Animals that walk long distances sometimes prefer walking on the roads of the park as it is the way of least resistance and obstacles. On this day, all twenty-six lions were walking along the tar road, making for an incredible sighting. There was no way of passing through these lions and quickly the ques of tourist traffic were just building and building, with long lines of vehicles having to wait a long time before moving again. It was not like anyone was in a hurry because seeing so many lions together is not a common sight. The lion roadblock continued for even longer, when pretty much the whole pride eventually decided it was a good time to lie down and rest in the middle of the road. The mega pride of lions blocked the road for a good hour before they moved off and disappeared back into the bush.

The video shows a baby elephant, in the wrong place at the wrong time, getting knocked over by his brothers when caught in the middle of their fight. The saying ‘boys will be boys’ is even applicable to elephants out in the African wild. While on safari we came across a small herd of elephants standing in the road. I saw one baby elephant on its own playing around with two larger elephants nearby. The two larger elephants looked like two brothers, locked in a pushing and shoving contest. It is hard to tell how it happened but before we knew it, the baby elephant found himself in the middle of the tussle between his two older brothers. The two larger elephants couldn’t care less about the baby elephant in their way and knocked the baby elephant off his feet while they continued with their scuffle. The one older elephant even showed its annoyance with the baby elephant by pushing it back down to the ground again. Out of nowhere, the big mother elephant appeared to stop the nonsense and the younger elephants immediately froze and stopped with their fooling around. It was incredible to see how immediate the youngsters reacted and stopped when mommy appeared. A true reflection of great discipline kept in elephant families.

The video shows an elephant bull, aggressively chasing a hippo out of its watering hole. Elephants and hippos are two of the biggest and most dangerous mammals found in the African wild. A large elephant bull can weigh up to five tons while an adult male hippo can reach almost three tons in weight. Elephants can be very temperamental and are known sometimes for pushing over safari vehicles when angry, making them very dangerous. Hippos on the other hand kill more people in Africa than any other animal while living in the waterways and rivers across the continent that are shared by humans as well. While both species are known for their dangerous behavior towards humans, seeing the two species coming face to face in an altercation is a rarity. The video shows how an elephant bull, standing inside a watering hole became aware of the presence of a hippo. The elephant did not look happy. Elephants are known for not liking to share any water with any other animals while drinking and swimming. On the other hand, the hippo lives in the water and was there long before the elephant bull. The elephant bull clearly did not care if the hippo lived in the water, he wanted it all for himself and the hippo had to go. The elephant bull charged towards the unsuspecting hippo a few times, splashing the water with his trunk, and letting out a scream with deep rumbling noises. The angry elephant even threw his trunk onto the back of the hippo as if he was helping it along to get out the water quicker. Such interaction between the two species, with the elephant even touching the hippo, is incredibly rare to see. Finally, the hippo who is the one that lives in the water decided to rather be safe and get out and move into the bush until the elephants eventually leave. Incredible to see such a rare altercation between two of Africa’s largest and most dangerous animals.

The video shows the incredible moment when a hyena is saved from death by its clan members after being caught by a big male lion. Lions and hyenas are the two largest and strongest predators roaming the African bush. The two predator species are at the top of the food chain, competing for same food sources, making them eternal enemies. Lions and hyenas don’t see face to face and will literally kill each other to eliminate the competition. The video shows a male lion leaving his kill behind to chase after a hyena that was trying to steal his food. The male lion managed to catch the hyena, creating absolute chaos. The rest of the nearby hyena clan decided that all of them together can take on the big male in attempt to save their clan member. The sounds were something from a horror movie with so much biting, growling, and snarling going on. The lion had the hyena behind the neck, and it was going to kill it for sure. Luckily for the hyena, the rest of the clan came in ruthless and started biting at the lion. The hyenas persisted with their attack until eventually the lion let go. The hyenas quickly moved off and the lion returned to his meal. Incredible moment in the African wild, showing how fierce the two top competitive predators can be.

The video shows a baby elephant, very eager, struggling to get out of a river until mommy comes to the rescue. Few wild animals show love, care, and support for one another like elephants do. Baby elephants specifically are incredibly well looked after by their mothers and receive support without fail during their daily learning and struggling activities. After all, with a gestation period of twenty-two months, one can imagine that a baby elephant is seen as a huge investment by the mother. While on safari in the Kruger National Park, I managed to capture one of those events that just shows how well mother elephants look after their babies. I came across a large herd of elephants busy making their way through a long and muddy river crossing. The splashing noise of all the elephants crossing the river could be heard from far. Among the elephants crossing the river, I spotted a baby elephant, crossing the river with its mother, barely tall enough to keep its head above water. The baby elephant stumbled through with determination and when it became shallower, the baby elephant looked in a real hurry to get out of the river. The baby elephant sprinted ahead and reached the riverbank before its mother, heading straight for the same spot the rest of the herd was using to get out. With the same eagerness it had in the water, the baby elephant attempted to get up the slippery embankment itself. This seemed to be a real challenge as the baby elephant was slipping too much in the slippery mud to get up the riverbank. The mother elephant remained calm and slowly approached her baby, probably thinking ’hold on little one, not so fast’. The mother elephant then used her forehead and trunk to support her baby and pushed it up the slippery hill until it was back on dry land. I kept filming the rest of the herd crossing the river when I noticed one large adult elephant wanting to go out the same route the mother and her baby used. Unexpectedly, the big elephant could not get up the riverbank. This was so funny to watch. I then realised that while being too small can be a challenge for a baby elephant, being too big also puts limitations on adult elephants. One thing was for sure, the big elephant was not going to receive any support up the hill like the baby elephant did.

The video shows the incredible moment of one fearless and angry buffalo bull protecting his herd from a hungry hunting lion. The cape buffalo is part of the Big five animal group in Africa, and so for good reason. Buffaloes are massive creatures, and they can become incredibly aggressive and dangerous when under threat or spooked. These large black bovines move mostly in big herds that can number up to a thousand individuals strong. Lions are also part of the big five animals of Africa and these cats need little introduction to the world. Lions do prefer to hunt bigger prey animals such as buffaloes. While an eight-hundred-kilogram buffalo is the perfect size meal for a pride of lions and a big reward, these big rewards come with great risk. Buffaloes can become very angry and fearless when being hunted and they can inflict serious injury or kill a lion. Lions have been trampled to death by big buffalo herds or killed with the lethal horns of a buffalo. The video shows how one lioness believes she has a chance of catching a buffalo out of a big herd. The lioness clearly overestimated her chances. The lioness spooked the whole buffalo herd, sending them turning and running. During this chaotic period, lions then single out and target one specific individual and then go for it with everything they have. What the lioness did not know, was that there was one large buffalo bull in the whole herd that had his fear turn into anger. This angry bull suddenly turned around and charged towards the lioness at full speed. The lioness got the surprise of her life, and she immediately knew she was in trouble. The lioness turned around in a flash and ran for her life. The massive buffalo chased after the lioness until he couldn’t see her anymore. Incredible to see how one individual out of so many buffalo had the guts to turn around, chase off the lioness and protecting the rest of the herd with his actions at the same time.

The video shows an angry hippo, suddenly bursting out of the water, chasing away a thirsty pride of lions from the river. Hippos and lions are two of Africa’s most dangerous animals. While the hippo is not part of the big five animals, these massive aquatic creatures are extremely dangerous and kill more people in Africa every year than any other animal. The lion on the other hand is at the top of the big five animals, ruling as the king of beasts across the African savannah. Hippos and lions do not associate with each other, but when they do meet on the rare occasion, you can be sure there will be hostility. Hippos instinctively know that lions are a threat, specially to younger hippos. Lions on the other hand know that they are no match for a fully grown adult hippo. The scenario in the video shows just that. While a thirsty pride of lions settled down next to a river to drink, a male hippo quickly took notice and was clearly not happy with the presence of the lions. Suddenly, the hippo bursts out of the water, charging towards the pride of lions. The lions immediately reacted by running away from the edge of the river. The hippo charged a second time while another hippo also came into the picture to show its annoyance with the lions. The hippos were honking, sending a clear threat message to the lions. The lions were clearly very careful of the hippos and in the end the lions decided to move onto another part of the river while the hippo claimed victory on this occasion.

This video is one example of how male lions always dominate and rule every aspect of life in the world of lions, especially when it comes to food. The male lion, Africa’s largest and most dangerous big cat and the king of all beasts. Lions are the only social cats on earth, living majority of the time in prides, creating family bonds and care one another in many unique ways. There is also one rule that always stand in the family life of lions, and that is that male lions are in charge. While females will do majority of the hunting, male lions will always start feeding first on the kill made by the females. Depending on how many males there are in a pride, it happens often that two males will eat two thirds before letting five or six other females finally start eating. Many prides will also have youngsters like sub adults and cubs. All the younger lions eat at the very end whatever is left over. Should the male lions not have had their fill to their satisfaction, they will not tolerate any females or younger lions near their meal. Male lions are extremely aggressive when it comes to their food and feeding time as shown in the video. The pride in this video was made up off two massive male lions, five females and two younger males. The male lions already ate so much of the carcass but still they would not let any of the other hungry family members come near or close to their meal. With aggressive snarling, roaring, biting and pawing, the male lions would without hesitation attack any of the family members who dared coming into their feeding space. The male lions would get up and aggressively attack a female or a younger male, leading to chaos around the dinner table. The sounds of aggression were overwhelming and incredibly intense, leaving many safari tourists with witnessing something they will not quickly forget.