A pack of wild dogs held the attention of Armand Barnard and his wife near the Matjulu waterhole behind Berg and Dal’s camp in the Kruger National Park.

Wild dogs specialise in hunting medium-sized antelope. Zebras are not easy prey. This is for various reasons. They can bite and trample predators during a defence. They can also deliver powerful kicks, which can seriously injure or kill a wild dog.

A lone cheetah recently caused quite a stir by the Crocodile Bridge Gate in the Kruger National Park, when it walked right through the gate, quite unperturbed.

For the staff and tourists near the Crocodile Bridge entrance, this was a once-in-a-lifetime moment, a rare intersection of wilderness and human space, where one of Africa’s most elegant predators offered a glimpse of its wild freedom right at the park’s edge.

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