The interaction between the wild dogs and hyenas as well as the screaming sounds is something that you just see and hear in movies. The wild dog tends to be elusive as they are more wary of stronger predators. They are also nocturnal creatures, which may be the reason they are mistakenly seen as scavengers by most people. The fact that it was so close that I could hear every bite as if I were standing right next to them made it even more special. Which is more dangerous hyena or wild dogs Hyenas are generally more aggressive creatures, spending most of their time fighting amongst each other. To see wild dogs in the Kruger is very rare, but to see them devouring a kill 5 meters in front of you is basically unheard of. While he looked for the scraps the hyenas returned and watched him from a distance. I felt very sorry for him as I could see that he did not have much time left to live. He was very thin, and had wounds on both sides of his flanks. He must have heard the commotion and possibly wanted to use the opportunity to get some leftovers. I realised that he was scavenging to stay alive. He was in a very bad condition and clearly not in any state to hunt. 100 meters down the road I saw a big male lion on his way to the scene. I already had a lot of excitement and left the dogs for the other visitors to enjoy freely. The Painted Dog, one of the most strongest species of wild Dogs in Africa going up against one of Africa’s top apex predators the Spotted.
I watched the dogs for quite some time until other cars started arriving. Wild Dog Vs Hyena, 2 eternal enemy of the wild Africa. One dog discovered some animal faeces in the road and proceeded to roll in it. The dogs started trotting down the road and found a resting place in the shade of a thorn tree in the middle of the road. The hyenas took the last scraps of the meat and disappeared into the bushes. The hyenas and dogs loudly made aggressive sounds as they attacked each other in competition for the kill. I prayed that they stay close to the vehicle as I only had a cell phone camera with limited zoom abilities with me.Īll of a sudden, two hyenas appeared and I couldn’t believe how fortunate I was to see how they competed with the dogs for the food. I realised that I’m extremely lucky to see wild dogs, let alone a kill in the road.
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