10 Aug
Anatomy of a cheetah kill
Our camera crew were lucky enough to snatch front row seats to a wildlife spectacle unlike any other on earth – the high-speed pursuit of a cheetah on the hunt. Here they recount the tale…
Tag Archives: kill
8 Aug
Opportunistic hunter: Leopard kills a vervet monkey
Leopards are probably the most opportunistic of the big cats – when an ambitious hunt fails to produce results they’ll quite happily settle for a more modest meal.
24 Jun
Flickr Friday – 24 June 2011
Fridays are all about winding down and making weekend plans so we never post anything too serious on these most cheerful days of the working week. Instead, we bring you the week’s most visually inspiring photos from our Flickr group.
22 Jun
Creature Feature: The bird with the lethal stomp
It may look like an elongated eagle, but with a swift stomp to stun its prey, the secretarybird is a highly efficient terrestrial hunter.
15 Jun
Creature Feature: The bug that snacks on turtles
It impales its [much larger] prey with a needle-like mouthpart and then turns the victim’s insides to liquid. This deadly bug means business.
13 Jun
Snakes Alive!
Imagine running into not one, but two, huge pythons on the same day… And what if both snakes just happened to be in the process of ingesting baby impalas? Here’s a collection of images from two unforgettable reptilian encounters!
6 Jun
Crouching lions, leaping buck
As far dramatic hunts go, it’s hard to beat this incredible chase sequence involving a pride of lions and a very agile kudu antelope.
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