19 December 2014
On our afternoon drive, we witnessed an interesting interaction between a hyena family, a jackal, and our vehicles. Here's the story as it unfolded over about 20 minutes.
On our afternoon drive, we witnessed an interesting interaction between a hyena family, a jackal, and our vehicles. Here's the story as it unfolded over about 20 minutes.
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| We spied a hyena family in the distance. With binoculars, it was obvious that they were eating a carcass of some sort, and that a jackal was also hanging around, hoping to get a few leftovers. |
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| Here you can clearly see an adult hyena with some sort of leg in it's mouth. A second part of the kill is in the foreground. The jackal has retreated a bit and is off to the right (not pictured). |
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| The hyenas continue to eat, and the jackal has come closer. |
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| One of the young hyenas is wandering off, while the jackal continues to hope for a morsel of food. |
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| The jackal decides to follow the young hyena towards the road and our vehicles. |
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| Neither the hyena nor the jackal seem disturbed by the other's presence. |
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| The young hyena comes right up to our vehicle to investigate. |
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| The jackal doesn't get as close. It stays behind the vehicle in a "stand your ground" pose. |
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| The second hyena cub comes over to see what's going on. |
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| They decide that we're not terribly interesting and return to their parents. |
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| The jackal hangs around for a few more minutes, then takes off for places unknown. |
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