Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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Leopard loses her newborn cub to a hyena!
Recently, on a safari at Arathusa Safari Lodge, in Sabi Sands, with our host @ahmed_laher_photography, we tracked down Xidulu, a female leopard, that strolling in the bush away from her previous den which was in danger by Tingana, a male leopard, (not the father to her cubs.) She was strolling leisurely, even passing by our safari vehicle. A hyena caught smell of her and came in to investigate. As Xidulu came closer to a tree, unbeknown to anyone, she had created a new den for her cubs and shifted them here, probably in an effort to save them from being taken by Tingana!
As she approached the tree, the hyena quickly closed in and startled her, forcing her to flee up into the tree. The hyena made a beeline for the base of the tree. The cubs, thinking it was mom, came out of the den. The hyena poked her head into the den and grabbed one of the cubs and took off.
Videos were by @hawa_shi& @aqeela Photos by Reply