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Bjarni is a dog who had a really hard life. This unfortunate dog only had half a nose. He was eating and breathing very hard. When they found him on the streets of Huntsville, they took him to a shelter. It soon became known that this dog has a family that no longer wants him. Then they contacted St. Francis’ Angels, an organization from Texas that deals with helping dogs like Bjarni. Anne Graber is the founder of this organization and as she says she wants with all her heart to make this dog’s life more beautiful. Although this unfortunate…

Startling images from Indonesia captured the moment a ravenous Komodo dragon placed its entire head into the mouth of his bigger and potentially deadly reptile pal in a fierce battle over a deer carcass. The giant lizards, which can only be found on a few Indonesian islands, are renowned for their feisty temper and insatiable appetite and these photos show the lengths a dragon will go to get a meal. Russian photographer Andrey Gudkov, 44, from Moscow visited Rinca Island, close to Komodo island, recently and caught the sharp teethed beasts battling out for a new kill. It seems the…

A sad ending for an unlucky tortoise that becomes not only roadkill but also a meal for a group of tawny eagles. “The anticipation was high as I drove down the H3 towards Berg-en-Dal. Having visited South Africa regularly since the 1980s, I am no stranger to the park’s incredible wildlife, but I always feel a thrill of excitement at the prospect of spotting something new. Little did I know, I was about to witness something incredible.” “I noticed something on the road ahead: three tawny eagles. Two of them took flight and perched in nearby trees as I approached.…

You should always stop for the little things while in the bush, because you never know where a sighting might lead! For this group, stopping for a family of warthogs lead to them watching a live kill! Nazeem Mohammed, 49-year-old Trade Finance Banker, tells LatestSightings.com the story: “Early Monday morning in December 2018, we shot this scene right near Malelane Gate. It was a quiet, uneventful drive along the S114 where I was filming Impala, Spurfowl and some elephant along the way before coming across a warthog family. At first, just filming the warthog, it appeared to be an uneventful,…

These images show the stunning meeting of a leopard and a python – but one hungry cat wasn’t going to let the prey slither out of its sight Two of the wild’s most fearsome predators were caught in battle when a hungry leopard tackled a tricky python. The huge snake was wedged in the branches of a tree, and the big cat reared up on its back legs for the tug of war. Eying Prize: The leopard knows what it wants and catches its prey in its sights ( Image: Greatstock / Barcroft) But it was an easy catch, as it turned out -…

Palakkad: A leopard was killed in the Mekalapara area of Kerala’s Palakkad on Friday night after it got trapped in the net of a chicken coop. Forest officials were informed about the incident who arrived at the spot and removed the leopard’s body. Philip, the owner of the house where the incident occurred, said, “I heard sound from the chicken coop in the night. On coming out, I saw a leopard hanging in the chicken coop.””There were nearly 100 hens in the coop and its hand was stuck,” he added. Philip claimed that such incidents have recently become increasingly common…

The tragic death of the leopard was filmed by witnesses on cellphones in Mallaram village. Nizamabad divisional forest officials said power had to be switched off to bring the leopard’s body down. Nizamabad, Telangana: Residents of a village in the Nizamabad district of Telangana, 180 kilometre from Hyderabad, watched stunned as a leopard dangled off the very top of an electric pole at least 12 feet high.The tragic death of the leopard was filmed by witnesses on cellphones in Mallaram village.Officials say the cat had for some reason climbed the electric pole and got electrocuted after it tried to bite the…

An enormous python who suffered continuous electric shocks after getting stuck in an electric fence at a farm in South Africa was rescued by a group of friends, a video shows. The group stumbled across a South African python while on a run in the Greater Durban area. The footage, taken by Natasha Barnes, shows the top half of the 9-foot snake stuck halfway through a fence. It was unable to move backward or forwards to escape. Barnes told Newsweek they thought it was dead at first. “But then while we stood there and watched the electric fence pulse through the poor creature we could see…

An enormous snake with two dogs inside its stomach has been caught in north eastern Thailand. The 22ft-long python was found in wasteland with a massive bulge in its belly – and locals believe it has been living on stray and pet animals. The giant serpent was spotted slithering across abandoned construction materials at a vacant lot in Sisaket province on July 9. Video footage shows animal handlers pulling it out of an elaborate nest it had built under a pile of old concrete posts. Anthony Joshua speaks out on post-fight chaos withTony Bellew also involved One, Piyachat Charoensopha, explained: ‘It was…

Staring from behind rusted bars in a dirty cage, these are the three lions who are ‘close to death’ after being reduced to skin and bone in the middle of war-torn Yemen. The lives of the animals are hanging by a thread after campaigners said food supplies at Sana’a Zoo are so scarce that the lions are being fed just once a week as the staff are unable to afford more as the civil war rages on. The three lions, named Ward, Frence and Moklees, are in a critical condition and are among scores of other animals at the zoo…

This scared lion was captured on camera hiding in a tree – in a bid to escape from a herd of angry buffaloes. The predator scampered up the Acacia tree after being chased by around 100 of the charging beasts in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya. The cornered animal snarled at the buffaloes from its hiding place – but then started to slip off the branches due to his weight. The lion was pictured snarling at the herd of buffaloes from the branches after being chased up a tree by the rampaging herd The lion was unable to get higher up the…

Brave bird attacks a snake twice its size whilst trying to stay away from the snake’s highly venomous fangs. Will the risk be worth it for the bird or not? Bird rips out snake’s eye Field guide Pieter van Wyk at MalaMala Game Reserve was able to record the battle and shared it with LatestSightings.com “It was a sunny day, and I was taking a group of tourists out on a morning drive when I spotted the commotion. It had not even been 10 seconds into our drive. We had barely left the vicinity of the camp.” Bushshrike carrying the boomslang “At first, I…

A group of feisty starlings attack a python that had just consumed a large meal. The snakes full belly made for a very slow getaway. Pam Bruce-Brand a visitor to the Kruger National Park was able to capture the entire scene and she shared it with LatestSightings.com. “As we drove along the S100 gravel road in Kruger National Park, we couldn’t help but notice the beautiful sight of Burchell’s Starlings and Wattled Starlings flying together in a dance-like flock ahead of our car. It was a magical moment as we watched them soar through the sky, their wings flapping in perfect harmony.”…

A fearless mongoose takes on a large venomous Black Mamba snake and comes out unscathed and victorious over one of Africa’s deadliest. 35-year-old Field Guide Ankia Pusey was driving on the S130 Gomondwane Loop in the south of the Kruger National Park when she came across a fierce battle between a Black Mamba and a mongoose. This sighting was shared on the Latest Sightings page. “It was a cool day with soft rain. The road was quiet, and there were no other vehicles in sight. We took it slow, did some birding, and looked for tracks and signs of animals in the area. I…

The saying “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” couldn’t hold any truer than what is seen in this video! It’s a warthog’s lucky day when a rival leopard spots this scene and fights the leopard that is busy killing him, allowing the warthog to escape! Tarryn Rae, a 33-year-old field guide for Mankwe GAMETRACKERS, had this once-in-a-lifetime sighting of the warthog escape this past weekend in Pilanesberg! Tarryn Rae shared her experience with LatestSightings.com: “On this particular day, I was out with a guest on a 6-hour game drive with lunch. My guest had mentioned to me that the…

Watch the intense moment a powerful elephant turns on a rhino and her baby that are taking up space at the local waterhole. This was filmed by Krishna Tummalapalli, the 64-year-old Interventional Cardiologist from India. Upon his family visit to the Kruger National Park, he captured an amazing video of an elephant and rhino interacting on a crazy level! We asked Krishna to explain to LatestSightings.com what exactly happened, and he told us the following story: “We were on a family trip to South Africa in early June 2019. We had been hoping to visit Africa for quite some time…

How far would you go for the perfect wildlife photo? Would you sit on a rotting whale carcass in the midst of great white shark feeding frenzy? Well, that’s exactly what one scientist photographer does in the clip above, which aired back in 2008 on the Discovery Channel. As the narrator says, the 10-meter-long whale carcass was found washed up on a public beach in South Africa. Unsure of what to do, scientists decided to tow the giant mass of flesh out to sea. On the second morning, after sharks had eaten away all the blubber from the carcass, one…

Fishing guide and shark conservationist Chip Michalove has spent over twenty years exploring the waters around Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, but the last few weeks will likely go down as his most memorable. Earlier this month, Michalove, who runs Outcast Sport Fishing, received reports of a dead whale floating off the South Carolina coast. Certain the carcass would attract a bevy of hungry sharks, he readied a crew and headed out in search of the unfortunate cetacean. “So much work went into finding this whale, and the payoff was one I’ll never forget,” Michalove wrote on Instagram. “From 9am till we left, it was…

This is the terrifying moment a furious elephant charged at a pick-up truck and ripped off the bonnet with its tusks – leaving the driver fearing for his life. Fuel supply driver Norman Nukeri, 47, had been travelling to a client’s lodge in Hoedspruit, South Africa, on June 1 when he was forced to stop his vehicle as a family of wild African elephants crossed the dirt track ahead. Within minutes, Mr Nukeri was left fearing for his life when one of the elephants began to charge towards his Toyota and pushed the 2.5-tonne vehicle and its fuel-filled trailer backwards. The…

Okay, we know skunk handstands are supposed to be intimidating, but … This adorable acrobat was caught on a remote camera trap in Florida earlier this year putting on a terrifically intimidating threat display. Spotted skunks perform these splayed-tail handstand walks as a warning to their enemies to back off. Ignoring the upside-down dance can earn you a dose of the animals’ signature scent. This youngster directed its gymnastic display at a camera set up by biologists working with FDOT Southwest Florida and the FStop Foundation. The team have recently deployed wildlife monitoring cameras at crossings and culverts across Florida in an effort to learn more…

An unprecedented heatwave that engulfed the Pacific Northwest and southern Canada recently has not only taken its toll on human inhabitants, but wildlife appear to be struggling as well. A mother bear and her cubs were recently filmed cooling off in a swimming pool in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Whilst this is not the first backyard pool to be raided by bears, this swimming session was likely brought about by recent surging temperatures. Coquitlam resident Lyle Jeffrey captured footage of the bear family late last month (June 27) when the daytime temperature peaked at around 39°C (102°F). The mercury continued to rise the following…

She’s expecting her first child with husband Adam Shulman. But Anne Hathaway hasn’t let pregnancy get in the way of her healthy fitness routine, proudly baring her burgeoning baby bump as she hit the gym in California on Friday. With her black top riding up to expose her rounded new frame, the 33-year-old bore a determined expression, no doubt psyching herself up for her workout. Scroll down for video Gym mummy! Anne Hathaway hasn’t let pregnancy get in the way of her healthy fitness routine, proudly baring her burgeoning baby bump as she hit the gym in California on Friday Slipping her…

Stomach-churning footage shows the moment a massive saltwater crocodile devours a snake while lounging about in a river. Lizzie, a 2.7m crocodile, slowly chomps away at the file snake then finishes off its meal with a drink from the Daintree River in Far North Queensland. Tour guide David White shared the remarkable footage to the Facebook Solar Whisper Daintree River Crocodile and Wildlife Cruises claiming the crocodile took more than two hours to finish eating the snake. A saltwater crocodile is seen spending two hours eating a snake before it dips its head into the river to wash it down with water…

Giant Lizard In Supermarket Video: What if you find yourself stuck in a shop with a gigantic lizard? may be it scare you to death or maybe you will think that you have entered a hollywood movie. Something like that above incident happened in Thailand, a giant lizard was seen at a supermarket knocking down the items on the shelves. After spotting the gigantic creature customers started screaming. Giant Lizard In Supermarket Video Is Going Viral Have A Look This huge reptile is called monitor lizard and is commonly found around Thailand. Monitor lizard is a native of Africa and Asia. In the…