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"We were in a small boat in the deadly, croc-infested Zambezi River, just metres from the edge of Victoria Falls. Then the engine spluttered and cut out...”
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (783+ words) Back in August 2011, I was filming in Zambia with my friend, Tommy Varley says Jamie McPherson . We'd filmed together in Zambia and across the river in Zimbabwe many times before, while making a documentary for the BBC about Victoria Falls....
7 most incredible places on the planet to see Africa's Big 5
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (423+ words) Planning a safari of a lifetime? We go in search of the best places to see Africa's Big Five Classic itineraries and hidden gems for those in search of Africa's big 5 - the leopard, lion, rhinoceros, elephant and buffalo. Kruger is…...
Watch agonising BBC footage of deadly crocodiles attacking animals oblivious to the danger not once, but twice... You will be yelling at the screen
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (234+ words) Watch incredible BBC footage of wildebeests at the water's edge going back into crocodile-infested waters, narrated by David Attenborough The wildebeest migration of the Serengeti-Masai Mara ecosystem is an incredible natural event, where over 1.4 million wildebeest, alongside zebra and antelope,…...
“It’s a kind of Tinder for big cats.” Cheetahs were dying out in Africa, so conservationists tried something new
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1708+ words) The cheetah is back " thanks to a smart release project that now sees populations flourishing in South Africa and beyond When four sub-adult cheetahs arrived at Kuzuko Private Game Reserve, South Africa, in 2023, there were high hopes that the female…...
1,000 giant fish are mysteriously circling in this South African estuary. Scientists may finally know why
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (565+ words) Researchers believe they may have worked out why giant trevally swim upstream in the Mtentu Estuary and circle in vast numbers. The annual gathering of around 1,000 giant trevally swimming in slow circles in South Africa's Mtentu Estuary has long puzzled…...
The car was stuck in the mud. Then an elephant charged. I still can’t believe what happened next
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (562+ words) Daniel Stiles shares a heart-stopping encounter with an elephant in Kenya It was early December 2016 and the beginning of the hot, dry season in Kenya. I was driving with my friend, Patricia, cross-country through the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a 36,000ha converted…...
Hundreds of snakes awoke early from hibernation. Had they predicted the deadly earthquake that followed?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (528+ words) Snakes, warblers, dogs and goats " can animals predict natural disasters? There was the time hundreds of snakes came out of hibernation early before a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake in the Chinese city of Haicheng in 1975. Then there were the golden-winged warblers…...
Researchers strapped cameras to penguins in Antarctica and followed them into the deep. What they filmed is incredible
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) Scientists put tiny cameras on penguins" backs in efforts to gather evidence to support new marine protected areas in Antarctica. Scientists from Norway and the Ukraine used GPS trackers and mini cameras to penguins" backs to spy on the birds…...
Watch incredibly cute footage of shy orphaned baby elephant trying to make friends while swimming
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (154+ words) The clip was filmed for Apple TV's Born to be Wild, which follows the extraordinary bond between baby animals and humans While elephants are very social animals, it still takes them time to get used to a new herd " as…...
Satellite images capture great wildebeest migration from space. A close look reveals something startling
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (654+ words) Taken 400 miles above the Earth's surface, the images suggest East Africa's Serengeti-Mara wildebeest population may be less than half the size previously estimated. A new study has used satellite imagery alongside artificial intelligence (AI) to count wildebeest across the vast…...