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Watch: Wild dogs turn the tables on a stalking leopard

A leopard that snuck up on a pack of unsuspecting wild dogs sleeping in the grass thought it had an easy meal as it stealthily closed in.

A leopard that snuck up on a pack of unsuspecting wild dogs sleeping in the grass thought it had an easy meal as it stealthily got closer and closer.

Wildlife photographer John Fabiano was on a safari near Lower Sabie of South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park when his group witnessed the rare encounter. And he got the moment on video.

Fabiano described how it came down to LatestSightings.com:

“The leopard, using the wind and bushes to its advantage, began a stealthy approach towards the dogs. It used the direction of the wind to blow its scent away from the dogs so they could not be alerted. The thick bushes were perfect camouflage for the leopard.

“Moving closer to the unsuspecting dogs with each step. The leopard was careful not to make a sound, placing each paw precisely where the first was. Its eyes, sharp and focused, never left the dogs as it moved. The dogs were completely unaware. The leopard’s movements were so silent and calculated that it was able to get within a few meters of the sleeping dogs!”

Until…

“Just then, one wild dog lifted its head and saw the leopard a few meters from it, instantly shifting the dynamics,” Fabiano stated. “The leopard turned in shock and began running, and a chase ensued as the dogs all took off behind the leopard.

“The confrontation ended as quickly as it began, with the dogs triumphantly returning to their resting spot. For the dogs, they were extremely lucky that one of them picked up the leopard’s presence, had they not things might not have ended so well for one of them!”

Fabiano told LatestSightings.com that seeing the wild dogs was special, but “witnessing their interaction was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

Watch: Dingo bites tourist on Australian beach, warnings issued

Footage has surfaced showing a dingo nipping a French tourist on the rump on Australia’s Fraser Island. Are the feral dogs becoming too bold?

Footage has surfaced showing a dingo nipping a French tourist on the backside on Fraser Island in Australia.

The incident occurred weeks before a 10-year-old boy was dragged underwater by a dingo while he camped with family on the island.

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, which has issued warnings about the feral canines, said the boy was walking alone when he was attacked on June 16.

He was held underwater briefly before his 12-year-old sister rushed to the rescue. The boy suffered puncture wounds but was not seriously injured.

The dingo involved in that attack was not euthanized.

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The French tourist was bitten as she sunbathed at Eurong on the eastern side of Fraser Island. The incident occurred in late April or May, according to ABC Australia.

The dingo had already attacked other tourists and a decision was made to euthanize the animal.

As Fraser Island prepares for a busy tourist season, officials are concerned that dingoes are becoming too fearless around humans.

–Footage courtesy of the Department of Environment and Science

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Watch: Tiny antelope evade predators in ‘a real cliffhanger’

Tourists at a game reserve in South Africa witnessed a tense confrontation this week between wild dogs and klipspringers, which are a type of dwarf antelope.

Tourists at a wilderness reserve in South Africa witnessed a tense confrontation this week between wild dogs and klipspringers, which are a type of dwarf antelope.

The accompanying footage, shared to Facebook by MalaMala Game Reserve, shows several dogs surrounding three klipspringers that had positioned themselves just out of harm’s way on a nearly sheer rock face.

“This was a real ‘cliffhanger’ of a sighting but these klipspringers had played the game before,” MalaMala wrote. “They remained calm and stuck to their game plan – despite coming within inches of death.”

Viewers will note how still the klipspringers remain as one dog approaches within sniffing range of the closest klipspringer. The dog repeatedly backs off for fear of falling.

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It was not clear how long this confrontation lasted but the klipspringers were said to have survived.

Klipspringers, which weigh between 20 and 40 pounds, are incredibly nimble and swift, and spend most of their lives in rock formations known as kopjes.

They “spring” from rock to rock as they browse edible vegetation, but are capable of standing motionless, even on sheer faces, for hours.

Impala beats all odds, escapes wild dogs, crocodiles and hippos

Video shows an impala avoiding 16 wild dogs, then risking its life by swimming with crocodiles and hippos in what was a great escape.

An impala surrounded by a pack of wild dogs had no other choice than to risk its life by taking a swim with crocodiles and hippos in what could be called a great escape.

Ranger Daniel Hitchings was guiding a safari at the Thornybush Game Reserve within Kruger National Park in South Africa when the impala beat all odds with incredible quickness and agility, avoiding the wild dogs and taking a jump into the water.

As 16 wild dogs watched helplessly, the impala swam toward the other side of the watering hole where a pod of hippos awaited.

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The impala swerved to avoid the hippos and somehow avoided being taken under by crocodiles, making it safely to the other side before prancing away.

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“For the impala to escape the wild dogs and then not got taken down by the crocodiles in there and get past the hippos was quite amazing,” Hitchings told Latest Sightings. “Sometimes luck is on your side and sometimes it isn’t.

“It was this impala’s day”