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Canids and Hyaenids Predation
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Canids and Hyaenids Predation
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Spotted Hyenas preying on Gemsbok. Images from African Predators by Dr Gus Mills
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Brown Hyenas (the master scavenger) feeding on different prey. Images from Kalahari Hyenas by Dr. Gus Mills
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A single hyena is strong and powerful enough to kill a full-grown bull wildebeest.
From Hyena Nights & Kalahari Days by Dr Gus Mills  *This image is copyright of its original author Videos of single hyenas attacking adult wildebeest. "A single spotted hyena takes down a full grown wildebeest bull and starts to feed. The hyena uses the typical takedown technique of immobilising the prey by tearing into the soft areas of the groin, then starting to feed as the animal helplessly watches. Many people dislike hyenas as they think they are purely scavengers that take food from other animals. Many people know that they do take their own prey but still dislike them due to their technique. They are not equipped with the tools (Long, sharp teeth and claws)that big cats have but still manage to efficiently feed themselves."
A solitary spotted hyena killed a bull kudu
"This big Male Kudu (+-250kg) was brought down by a single Hyena (+-75kg). An incredible show of strength, skill and perseverance by gripping on its upper tail and hanging on, ultimately causing it to succumb to pain and exhaustion. In under a minute there were 3 Hyena, and in a just few more minutes they were 12. The Kudu was still alive for a while as the Hyenas gutted it from behind. They sliced every piece of meat, and crunched every bone, leaving nothing nut the horns. A newfound respect for these creatures, I have never seen anything brutal yet so ecologically essential." Hyena feeding on the carcass of a young lion killed by older territorial males Coyotes kill adult male deer (buck)
Videos of dholes hunting prey. Sambar, Young nilgai and a solo dhole killing a young buffalo calf even with the mother present.
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