Africam counts down the top 10 hyena highlights captured on the live wild cameras
Spotted hyenas are highly intelligent creatures and often brazen when it comes to interaction with other animal species.
#10: Hyena Clan Chases Off Lone Lion
A lion drinking at Naledi Dam in Balule game reserve is confronted by the Naledi clan of hyena. At first the hyenas are cautious of the big cat but in the end, the lion is out-numbered.
#9: Hyena breaks the microphone on the Nomad camera
A naughty and curious hyena decides to do some technical work for the Africam team by removing the microphone from our nomad camera
#8: Hyena Chases Off Vultures From Carcass
A classic scene of scavengers. Vultures enjoying a wildebeest carcass at Nkorho bush lodge in the Sabi Sands when suddenly a hyena bursts into the middle of the birds to steal the carcass
#7: Hyena vs Crocodile
Two spotted hyena try their luck with a crocodile resting on the banks of the Tau waterhole located in Madikwe game reserve. The two nervous hyena try to bite the crocodile’s tail but the croc is too quick for the cheeky hyenas.
#6: Hyena Licks The Camera
Ever wondered what the inside of a hyena’s mouth looks like? Now you know. A funny scene of a hyena tasting the Cat Eye camera located at Naledi lodge in Balule game reserve, South Africa.
#5: Hyena Cub vs Porcupine
A porcupine visits the hyena den where a curious hyena cub takes an interest in the spiky creature…
#4: Hyena Dominance Fight
The matriarch of the Naledi hyena clan fights with another member in a fight for dominance at Rosie’s Pan
#3: Hyenas Fight An Outsider
A fight at Nkorho waterhole, this time a hyena outsider, possibly a male, is confronted by some clan members who are not too happy to see this scared hyena
#2: Hippo vs Hyena
A fun and fascinating scene as two cheeky hyena harass a hippo trying to get a drink from the well at Naledi dam
#1: Hyena Hunt Impala
A crazy sighting of a hyena chasing an impala into Rosie’s pan and swimming after it. The hyena manages to catch up to the poor impala, which means a meal for two hungry hyena. A good example of how hyena are excellent hunters and not just scavengers!
