The frustrated lioness sprints after a hyena but isn't able to hunt down the nimble creature. MASAI MARA NATIONAL PARK, KENYA: THE MOMENT a cheeky nin
The frustrated lioness sprints after a hyena but isn't able to hunt down the nimble creature. MASAI MARA NATIONAL PARK, KENYA: THE MOMENT a cheeky ninety-pound hyena is left running for its life after attempting to steal dinner from a pair of lions has been caught on camera. One incredible photo featured a 420-pound male lion and 290-pound lioness happily devouring the carcass of a 800-pound zebra together in peace. In another, that peace was disturbed when the frustrated female chased away a 90-pound hyena who was circling the couple looking for a scrap to eat. Wildlife photographer Ramachandiran Govindaraj (34) from Tamil Nadu, India, took the amazing photos whilst travelling through the Masai Mara National Park in Kenya. Ramachandiran captured the images from just 150-feet away using a Canon 1DX Mark 2 and 50mm f4 USM lens. The action lasted just a few minutes before the hyena had made its escape. Hyenas are renowned for their intelligence and will work as a team to avoid unnecessary confrontation with other animals. Some studies have shown that their cognitive and problem solving skills could even match those of primates. / Ramachandiran Govindaraj
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