We couldn’t resist publishing this story by a ranger at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sands, adjacent to the Kruger Park. If you were ever in doubt about where to go in Kruger for the best predator sightings, read on. It is a bit long for those of you who suffer [...]

Here is a quick World Cup Soccer update just in case you are World Cup 2010 inertia. Things are taking shape on the organising side of things. Host cities and stadiums are looking good. My local city Cape Town is showing great signs of being ready. Various road upgrades are on track and nearly finished, [...]

Battle at Kruger
Site: www.battleatkruger.com
The epic “Battle at Kruger”, an epic struggle for survival between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo and a crocodile. The video was shot between Pretoriuskop and Skukuza camps by US tourist David Budzinski.

Hippos attack Crocodile
Report from: www.stuff.co.nz
Date: 18/11/2009
A photographer in the Serengeti has captured spectacular footage of a group of hippos attacking a crocodile. These explosive pictures show the moment a hasty crocodile was killed after getting trapped in a maze of angry hippos.
The spectacularly rare battle of the beasts was caught on camera by stunned wildlife [...]

Leopard mauls Crocodile
Report from: www.telegraph.co.uk
Published 18 July 2008
All pictures by Hal Brindley/SOLO Syndication
The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera.
A series of incredible pictures taken at a South African game reserve document the first known time that a leopard has taken on and defeated [...]

Every now and then us humans are lucky enough to witness some unusual clashes between the fiercest predators in Africa, who usually keep a circumspect distance from each other. The Big Five (namely the lion, buffalo, leopard, elephant, rhino) normally have a grudging respect and a keep safe distance from each other whilst they focus [...]