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PostNet Suite 035, Private Bag X7005, Hillcrest, 3650, South Africa
Telephone:
+ 27 31 761 3440
Facsimile: + 27 31 765 2880
Reservations: reservations@mashatu.com
Accounts: accounts@mashatu.com
Marketing: marketing@mashatu.com
Fearing that words will not do justice to the adrenaline packed morning we viewed on this day; I have decided to share a series of images rather than a story from the sighting, in hope that it will do it justice. A truly incredible raw moment captured in true African wilderness!
Lioness of the pride of nine with their kill
Hyena’s watching over the lioness as she feeds, and elephant digging and drinking in the Majali River bed
Elephant disturbed by the laughing of the hyena as it steals the lions kill
Hyena gets help from the rest of the pack to drag the kill away from the lions
The rest of the herd race down to the river bed to join all the commotion, trumpeting and kicking dust
Elephants = peace makers, Lioness = victim and hyena’s = culprit
Despite there being not much food left, the lioness retaliates and takes her kill back for a brief moment. The elephants try to move the lions and the hyenas out of their river bed by charging them.
Elephant charging the pack of hyena
Black backed jackals arrive at the scene to get their share
… As do the white backed vultures
Hyena’s enjoy their victory
Every last mouth fill displayed a battle between two arch enemies in the bush
By Ruth Nussbaum
Wow, fantastic sighting.
Awesome
Ruth, what a great mini documentary!
Thanks Zendre
Ruth, this is absolutely amazing. You’ve done the excitement justice!
well captured… felt like i was there for just a moment. must have been an incredible morning!
that it was 🙂
Wow. Hope to be in the presence of such a scene some day.