Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

[TheHyenid76]

A cheetah family chases away a spotted hyena from its topi kill. From 'Role reversal: record of cheetah (Acinonyxjubatus) kleptoparasitizing a kill from a spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta)' LINK

"A single spotted hyaena was seen hunting and killing an adult topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela; Fig. 1). Within 15 min, an adult female cheetah with three 15-month-old cubs (one female and two males) was seen approaching the hyaena and its kill. The cubs initiated chasing the hyaena off the kill before returning to feed on the carcass (Figs 2 and 3). The cheetahs finished feeding, undisturbed, two hours later when they were satiated."

[Fig 1 A spotted hyaena killing a topi in the Maasai Mara, Kenya]
[Fig 2 A female cheetah with three cubs chasing away a spotted hyaena from its kill]
[Fig 3 After having chased the spotted hyaena from its kill, the cheetahs returned to feed on the topi]

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[Spalea]

Don't be abused with the video's french tittle. We almost exclusively heard the tracker's comments in English because that happened in the Masai Mara park. A pack of spotted hyenas devoured a zebra till a young male lion appeared ant stole them the corpse.

Dated from 31th August 2023.

" Enregistré en août 2023 à Naboisho Conservancy dans la réserve nationale de Maasai Mara au Kenya. " Reply

[Rage2277]

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