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Giraffe glide among acacia trees
The graceful browsers move easily through dense vegetation in search of tasty acacia leaves.
location: Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve
views: 66
filmed on: 28 May, 2008
published: 30 Jul, 2010
Gulls wait for the chance to rob nests
On the rocky shores of Malgas Island, vigilant cormorants protect their young chicks from the constant threat of predation.
location: Malgas Island, Western Cape
views: 251
filmed on: 22 Sep, 2008
published: 23 Jul, 2010
Hawksbill turtle lays eggs
After laying her eggs, a large hawksbill turtle takes care to create a false nest site before hurrying back to the sea.
location: Anse Intendance, Mahe
views: 369
filmed on: 14 Dec, 2008
published: 16 Jul, 2010
Vultures clash over a carcass
A strict "pecking order" quickly becomes apparent when vultures gather around an old zebra carcass in the Serengeti.
location: Ndutu, South Serengeti
views: 161
filmed on: 22 Feb, 2009
published: 14 Jul, 2010
Otters swim and dive for fish
In Thailand's Thap Salao River, an albino otter and its mate glide effortlessly through the water in search of fish, pausing to groom and eat along the way.
location: Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
views: 458
filmed on: 27 Jan, 2009
published: 06 Jul, 2010
Rhino uses its horn to reach leaves
A female black rhinoceros and her calf browse leisurely among trees and shrubs in South Africa's Eastern Cape.
location: Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape
views: 430
filmed on: 11 Mar, 2009
published: 29 Jun, 2010
Vervet monkeys feed on mopane seeds
Vervet monkeys move through trees in the Okavango Delta, breaking open seed pods to free the nutritious kernels inside.
location: Okavango Delta
views: 397
filmed on: 07 Dec, 2008
published: 18 Jun, 2010
Secretarybird rests in a treetop
A secretarybird stretches its wings and then settles down to roost as the sun goes down in Botswana's Nxai Pan.
location: Nxai Pan
views: 565
filmed on: 02 Feb, 2009
published: 02 Jun, 2010
Lions feed off elephant kill
In the absence of suitable game, a pride of lions kills a young elephant calf. While the much-needed meal is consumed, vultures wait in nearby trees for a chance to scavenge leftover scraps.
location: Okavango Delta
views: 1538
filmed on: 07 Oct, 2008
published: 28 May, 2010
Leopard fails to make a kill
Despite a failed ambush in the early morning, a female leopard continues to hunt through the heat of the day in Botswana's Okavango Delta.
location: Okavango Delta
views: 1255
filmed on: 17 Sep, 2008
published: 12 May, 2010
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Dolphins appear out of the blue
Out in the bay where the waves break, a pod of these marine mammals emerges from deeper water.
location: Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
views: 26424
filmed on: 07 May, 2008
published: 09 May, 2008
Male lions defend territory by roaring in the night
We believe that Gochathebe, the island in the Okavango Delta in Botswana where we are currently based, is an overlapping territory for different lion prides.
location: Okavango Delta
views: 16580
filmed on: 27 Mar, 2008
published: 10 Apr, 2008
Close encounter with a leviathan
A female whale, seemingly enjoying the company, links up with me and follows me around, careful not to swipe me with her huge fluke.
location: Western Cape
views: 13803
filmed on: 22 Sep, 2007
published: 01 Oct, 2007
Buffalo herd defend their own
Lions bring down a buffalo bull but the herd rallies and chases off the predators.
location: Okavango Delta
views: 9235
filmed on: 22 Jun, 2008
published: 24 Jun, 2008
The largest sardine run predator makes an appearance
One of the major highlights of the sardine run, that has evaded the crew up until now, is witnessing the Bryde's whale consume hundreds of sardines in a single mouthful.
location: Port St Johns
views: 6608
filmed on: 30 Jun, 2009
published: 06 Jul, 2009
Leopard leaps
We spotted a leopard resting in the branches of an ebony tree. As we moved closer we saw that it was a male that we had not seen since the previous December.
location: Moremi Game Reserve
views: 5867
filmed on: 01 Sep, 2009
published: 10 Sep, 2009
Meerkats huddle in the cold
A group of suricates – more commonly known as meerkats – return from their daily forage to huddle together in the bitter cold, before disappearing into their burrow.
location: Oudtshoorn, South Africa
views: 5067
filmed on: 29 Jun, 2007
published: 29 Jun, 2007
Masters of the sneak
Zambezi sharks swim close to the lens, as their activity heightens ahead of the arrival of a cold front.
location: Pinnacle, Mozambique
views: 4486
filmed on: 05 Dec, 2007
published: 07 Dec, 2007
Wild dog pups arrive
While we were filming the hippo in the pools, we heard the distinctive sound of Wild dogs and headed in that direction.
location: Moremi Game Reserve
views: 3766
filmed on: 10 Sep, 2009
published: 18 Sep, 2009
Regal crab feeds on leaves
Among the leaf litter on the forest floor at Huai Khayeng near Thong Pha Phum National Park, a pretty crustacean fed on composted leaves. This crab was discovered in 1983 and was named in honour of the Thai royal monarch, Queen Sirikit.
location: Thong Pha Phum, Kanchanaburi Province
views: 3650
filmed on: 17 Sep, 2009
published: 01 Oct, 2009
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Hawksbill turtle lays eggs
tiler said on 22 Jul, 2010:
Documentation wonderful
location: Anse Intendance, Mahe
views: 369
filmed on: 14 Dec, 2008
published: 16 Jul, 2010
Cave racer snake lunges for airborne bats
darryl sweetland said on 19 Jul, 2010:
You may be interested to know that this subspecies has now been classified and goes by the name of Orthriophis...
location: Tham Pha Tha Phon
views: 1314
filmed on: 21 Oct, 2009
published: 17 Nov, 2009
Snake hunts in coastal forest
Johan Marais said on 15 Jul, 2010:
Nice footage - it is an Eastern Natal Green Snake (Philothamnus natalensis natalensis) and not P. ornatus. The...
location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
views: 1256
filmed on: 20 Nov, 2007
published: 25 Jan, 2008
Face to face with a rare chameleon
Johan Marais said on 15 Jul, 2010:
Nice feeding sequence!
location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
views: 1158
filmed on: 08 Feb, 2010
published: 24 Feb, 2010
Egret hunts using 'umbrella' trick
venomis said on 09 Jul, 2010:
I have seen common Indian crows use this strategy to hunt in water as well.
location: Okavango Delta
views: 1566
filmed on: 28 Feb, 2010
published: 23 Mar, 2010
Golden tree snake flees
venomis said on 07 Jul, 2010:
I was also wondering how many such species of (mildly) venomous colubrids exist in Asia? Would you have any...
location: Thong Pha Phoom National Park
views: 1874
filmed on: 16 Jul, 2008
published: 18 Jul, 2008
Golden tree snake flees
venomis said on 07 Jul, 2010:
Hi, I found this website by accident and think it is quite cool. I am a herpetologist specializing on the evolution...
location: Thong Pha Phoom National Park
views: 1874
filmed on: 16 Jul, 2008
published: 18 Jul, 2008
Rhino uses its horn to reach leaves
dutchy said on 29 Jun, 2010:
Easy going. nice shot
location: Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape
views: 430
filmed on: 11 Mar, 2009
published: 29 Jun, 2010
Vervet monkeys feed on mopane seeds
biosphereboy said on 23 Jun, 2010:
very nice!
location: Okavango Delta
views: 397
filmed on: 07 Dec, 2008
published: 18 Jun, 2010
Vervet monkeys feed on mopane seeds
riaanp said on 18 Jun, 2010:
haha! I love how the little vervet monkey suckles on his mother in mid transit!
location: Okavango Delta
views: 397
filmed on: 07 Dec, 2008
published: 18 Jun, 2010
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