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A Special Hyena Sighting

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November 27th 2010
Published: June 17th 2017
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Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018On this morning's game drive we saw lots of hippos floating about in a waterhole and a Spotted Hyena walking along the road towards us and then went off into the bush. We then came across a breeding herd of elephants that were busy eating just off both sides of the road. This was a really nice sighting, was also a bit intimidating as the banks on the side of the road were... Read Full Entry



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46 Bats46 Bats
46 Bats
Some of the many bats that choose to hang in this thatched rondavel.
47 Camp47 Camp
47 Camp
Our camp set-up.
48 Fat Belly48 Fat Belly
48 Fat Belly
A fat bellied Water Monitor.
49 In a Corner49 In a Corner
49 In a Corner
A hippo and its baby hiding in the corner of the dam.
50 View50 View
50 View
The view of a dam with hippos in the far distance.
51 Looking51 Looking
51 Looking
A Spotted Hyena looking around.
52 Resting52 Resting
52 Resting
The other Spotted Hyena is resting.
53 Looking53 Looking
53 Looking
One of the hyenas is looking at us.
54 Pups54 Pups
54 Pups
The two pups that appeared out of the drain pipe.
55 Hyenas55 Hyenas
55 Hyenas
The pups went towards their mother.
56 Licking56 Licking
56 Licking
The mother giving the pup a big lick.
57 Mother & Young57 Mother & Young
57 Mother & Young
The mother hyena and her two young ones.
58 Adult Arrival58 Adult Arrival
58 Adult Arrival
Then this adult appeared out of the bush.
60 More!60 More!
60 More!
Then more young hyenas appeared out of the drain pipe.
61 Playing61 Playing
61 Playing
A little one playing on its mother.
62 Family62 Family
62 Family
They are one big happy family.
63 Young One63 Young One
63 Young One
One of the older pups.
64 Trio64 Trio
64 Trio
Each of these are a different generation of pups.
65 Spots65 Spots
65 Spots
Lots of Spotted Hyenas.
66 Teeth66 Teeth
66 Teeth
Lots of sharp teeth in their mouths.
68 Sniffing68 Sniffing
68 Sniffing
Then they all started to sniff each other.



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