Spotted hyenas appear to be adapting to climate change in Tanzania’s famous Serengeti National Park, surprising researchers who expected changing rainfall patterns would force the carnivores to spend more time searching for prey than tending to their cubs. It’s getting wetter in the Serengeti, according to rainfall figures gathered over the past 30 years. The […]
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The gruesome hunting season in Argentina is now in full swing
The gruesome hunting season in Argentina is in full swing, and international hunters are flying in aboard private jets, seeking to kill for the thrill in hunting spots like La Pampa. These hunters track down and kill pumas, capybaras, buffaloes, and members of several other animal species, often displaying their dead animal “trophies” on social […]
Klipspringers come under siege by a pack of wild dogs on cliff edge
“The fact that wild dogs are not known to be climbers of any kind makes this sighting totally improbable,” MalaMala head guide Gareth van Rooyen told Latest Sightings. Their paws were not made for what we’re seeing here! It’s astonishing in and of itself that the dogs didn’t slip or fall.” This specific pack of […]
Military dog handler is top trophy hunter who has slaughtered hundreds of animals
A Ministry of Defence worker has been revealed as one of Britain’s top trophy hunters who has slaughtered hundreds of animals. Adrian Cawte, from Somerset, keeps his ‘trophies’ as sick souvenirs and has bragged about eating some of them after skinning and slaughtering them. Some of the beasts he has killed for fun include zebra, […]
Scientists step up hunt for ‘Asian unicorn’, one of world’s rarest animals
Weighing 80-100kg and sporting long straight horns, white spots on its face and large facial scent glands, the saola does not sound like an animal that would be hard to spot. But it was not until 1992 that this elusive creature was discovered, becoming the first large mammal new to science in more than 50 […]
Incredible moment zebra is swallowed whole by a monster crocodile among stunning scenes snapped in nature photo contest
THIS is the incredible moment a zebra is swallowed whole by a monster crocodile. The shocking snap is one of 10 jaw-dropping scenes selected for a wildlife photography contest showcasing Kenya’s serene Maasai Mara savannahs. In the pic, the huge reptile pokes its jaws out of the water with an entire bloodied zebra in its […]
Rich Brits paying £25,000 to kill antelopes, zebras and kangaroos on family holidays in Texas
Wealthy Brits are paying up to £25,000 to kill zebras, antelopes and even kangaroos on family breaks in the United States. Hunters are flying out to southern Texas to hunt them with rifles, machine guns and even bows and arrows. Staff at 18,000-acre Ox Ranch told the Daily Star Sunday the estate is visited by […]
Sick, smirking, prolific British trophy hunter says he gets ‘thrill’ killing majestic beasts
This is the face of one of Britain’s most prolific trophy hunters. Asif Wattoo has killed beautiful animals all over the world. He then boasts about the “thrill” on social media. Animals he has hunted for fun include zebras, African buffaloes, antelope and impala. He has also posed for dozens of pictures with giraffe carcasses. Wattoo, who works […]