I already had a lot of excitement, and left the dogs for the other visitors to enjoy freely.ġ00 meters down the road I saw a big male lion on his way to the scene. I watched the dogs for quite some time until other cars started arriving. 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. All 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 prayed that they stay close to the vehicle as I only had a cell phone camera with limited zoom abilities with me. I realised that I’m extremely lucky to see wild dogs, let alone a kill in the road. My heart was pounding and I battled to keep the camera still.

A wild dog kill on the road directly in front of you surely must be a once in a lifetime experience. I was certainly in luck this day and couldn’t believe my next sighting. I could hear a male lion calling from the bush from time to time, but left without seeing him. There were a couple of females and a few energetic young lions playing on the road and in the surrounding bushes.

“About 12km from Skukuza I came across 11 lions and sat watching them for over an hour. As it was still dark I saw nothing for quite some time, but as I got closer to Skukuza, I noticed a couple of hyenas playing around on the road.” Here is another example of their opportunism…Ĥ7-year-old Business Owner, Koert Grobler, told : ”I departed around 4:30 from Skukuza towards Tshokwane, hoping to see some predators early in the morning. Hyenas are significantly more aggressive than wild dogs and have even been known to confront lions, not for food, but to fight. Hyenas Steal Wild Dog Kill in Epic Battle - Twice!Īfrican wild dogs live in packs of approximately 6 – 20 and are considered cooperative hunters and although hyenas are also considered cooperative hunters, they are competitive in nature and unlike wild dogs will fight within the clan for food or dominance.

Hyenas vs wild dogs