I used a small aperture on my long lens to get the rays of the sun to flare and shine a spotlight on this hyena as it headed out for a night of scavenging. Contrary to popular belief, however, hyenas aren’t just scavengers. We witnessed several as they unsuccessfully chased after newborn antelope calves. It seems that the spotted hyena will get its food by any means possible. This photo was taken on the last night of our safari in the Olare Orok concession of the Masai Mara reserve.
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I used a small aperture on my long lens to get the rays of the sun to flare and shine a spotlight on this hyena as it headed out for a night of scavenging. Contrary to popular belief, however, hyenas aren’t just scavengers. We witnessed several as they unsuccessfully chased after newborn antelope calves. It seems that the spotted hyena will get its food by any means possible. This photo was taken on the last night of our safari in the Olare Orok concession of the Masai Mara reserve.
I would be proud to have a gigantic print of this covering my entire living room wall (and I have high ceilings). I don’t even like hyena’s.