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	Lions plot their hunt Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 193 seconds An old African buffalo bull on the sandbank seems to be the focus of their attention, though a giraffe and some zebra also come to the river to drink. Related: african, bird, buffalo, bull, cape, earth-touch, giraffe, glossy, hluhluwe, lion, river, sandbank, starling, zebra

	Zebra stallion scents mare in oestrus Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 225 seconds When the herd bunches together, it's easy to see how their stripes confuse predators and make it difficult to target an individual. Related: earth-touch, game, herd, hluhluwe, imfolozi, kwazulu, mare, masinda, natal, oestrus, reserve, scent, stallion, zebra

	Confusion as lion prides clash Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 320 seconds Large, dominant male shows his mettle as his Xakanaxa lions clash with a smaller neighbouring pride on an expanse of salt pans. Related: african, buffalo, delta, earth-touch, game, herd, lion, mboma, moremi, okavango, pride, reserve, territory, xakanaxa

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Our crew observes a keelback snake on the hunt, tadpoles that swim upside down and a wagtail amongst other species around clear forest pools in Kaeng Krachan National Park.

Related: bird, earth-touch, frog, giant, grey, kaeng, krachan, malayan, petchaburi, province, spider, tadpole, thailand, wagtail

	Moray hunts octopus Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 204 seconds A cloud of black ink allows the eight-armed prey to make its escape while the eel searches the reef. Related: anemone, bluestriped, clownfish, dive, earth-touch, eel, indian, moray, ocean, octopus, reef, snapper

	Buffalo herd defend their own Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 280 seconds Face off between buffalo and lions in the Delta. Related: botswana, buffalo, charging, cubs, delta, game, hunting, kill, lionesses, lions, moremi, okavango, reserve, suckling

	Gannets plunge into sea for sardines Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 216 seconds Under the water, these birds compete with dolphins, seals and sharks for the feast of fish. Related: africa, african, cape, common, dolphin, earth-touch, east, eastern, fur, gannet, london, sardine, seal, shark, south

	Impala lambs left to their fate Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 147 seconds There is no sign of impala parents or predators, but a herd of wildebeest with young calves is nervous too. Related: birth, botswana, bush, calf, delta, earth-touch, graze, herbivore, herd, lamb, okavango, summer, vegetation, wildebeest

	Lionesses kill buffalo Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 199 seconds After positioning themselves carefully and lying in wait for the herd, the hungry lions launch two successful attacks. Related: africa, african, botswana, buffalo, earth-touch, game, hunt, kill, lion, lioness, moremi, prey, reserve

	Lions trail buffalo in thick scrub Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 292 seconds Formidable hunters fail to flush their prey from dense bush into open ground. Related: africa, african, botswana, buffalo, bush, earth-touch, game, hunter, lion, moremi, prey, reserve, scrub, trail

	Hippo in full cry Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 207 seconds Whether below or above water, the hippo pod can hear and respond to grunts and bellows. Related: adapt, air, bellow, communicate, ear, earth-touch, eye, grunt, hippo, nostril, sound, submerge, water

	Lion cubs make rapid progress Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 307 seconds The lionesses need to kill and eat soon to keep up the milk supply for their collection of thirsty offspring. Related: africa, botswana, cub, earth-touch, game, lion, lioness, moremi, offspring, reserve

	Male lions defend territory by roaring in the night Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 157 seconds 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. Related: africa, botswana, delta, earth-touch, game, gochathebe, guineafowl, island, lion, moremi, okavango, pride, reserve

	Lionesses hunt impala, then follow scent to den Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 269 seconds After the excitement of a sudden chase, the discovery of more new cubs is a bonus. Related: botswana, cub, den, earth-touch, game, gochathebe, hunt, impala, island, lion, lioness, moremi, reserve, roar, scent

	Warthogs and rhino wallow in mud pan Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 257 seconds Welcome rain fills a mud wallow for a warthog family and lone rhino bull. Related: africa, bull, earth-touch, game, hluhluwe, kwazulu, natal, rain, reserve, rhino, south, umfolozi, warthog

$Lion steals leopard\$	Lion steals leopard's kill Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 322 seconds A vigilant lion is quick to respond to a leopard kill, rushing in and stealing the impala as the spotted cat watches from above. Related: botswana, cat, earth-touch, game, hunt, impala, kill, leopard, lion, moremi, ranoka, reserve, spot, steal, tree, xakanak

	Lion cubs observe their first hunting lesson Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 241 seconds Abandoning the zebra hunt, the lions head to the water to drink, while keeping close watch on two cruising crocodiles. Related: botswana, chase, cub, delta, earth-touch, floodplain, game, graze, hunt, moremi, okavango, pride, reserve, xakanaka

	Dolphins mate Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 113 seconds The pod heads downwards, where a couple of males take turns with one female. Related: bottlenose, dive, dolphin, earth-touch, female, indian, male, mate, mile, nine, ocean, pod, reef, sodwana, whale

	Sea turns pale as thousands of Cape gannets dive Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 266 seconds The marine crew move to Port Edward to try and intercept the shoal of sardines that they have been tracking. Related: capensis, dolphins, earth-touch, edward, gannets, humpback, megaptera, morus, novaeangliae, port, sagax, sardinops, sharks, whales

	Lion cubs play Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 360 seconds Stalking, pouncing and wrestling are all skills which these young animals will need as they grow up - and the adult males tolerate their antics. Related: adult, africa, animal, botswana, cub, earth-touch, game, lion, lioness., male, moremi, play, reserve, wrestling

	Capybara and caiman Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 141 seconds From rodents to crocodilians, there's plenty of variety in the Pantanal ecosystem. Related: bird, brazil, caiman, capybara, earth-touch, fish, guinea, hippopotamus, pantanal, pig, prey, rodent, terrain, wetland

	Cow shark, puffadder shyshark and hagfish swim in icy waters Posted by: earthtouch Video duration: 220 seconds The icy dive conditions today were offset by two unusual finds. Related: cape, cow, dive, earth-touch, hagfish, ice, icy, kelp, millers, point, puffadder, seven-gill, shark, shyshark, spotted

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