As some know I'm currently in Africa. This morning we were out on a game drive and came across a couple of hyenas chasing down a wildebeest. It very unusual to witness a kill so we considered ourselves lucky. So the hyenas catch her by the rear leg and she starts balling and they drag her to the ground and are ripping at her haunches, pulling meat out of her. She is alive and bawling. This goes on for about five minute. Then suddenly 8 lions come hauling ass across the plain, the hyenas take off and the lead lion grabs the bawling wildebeest by the throat, kills it and the other 7 start devouring it. In a span of about 10 minute there is nothing but bone and here comes a herd of cape buffalo who charge the loins. The loins scatter as cape buffalo will kill lions. One loin has a portion of the wildebeest skeleton, the skull and upper rib as she runs away. The hyenas then return to pick up the remaining bone. This entire hunt and meal took maybe 20 minute from catch to clean up. Freak crazy that I saw it all usually you don't see it start to finish. We happen to go out early (6:15am) and be at the right place, right time. Then later in the morning came upon 2 big males and a female sunning themselves. Third lion encounter in 2 days. Got some cool photos.
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Originally Posted by dan_bgblue
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