In the grasslands of Africa, hyenas and lions are two “unlikely” enemies. They often do not pass up opportunities to steal food, or even destroy each other. A video shot at the Masai Mara National Reserve (South Africa) captures the encounter between a pack of hyenas and a male lion.
Last night, 3 hyenas went to hunt giraffes without success. With no new loot, a hyena returned with the carcass of a lion they killed a week ago. Now it is enjoying its breakfast. The hyena seems to be very proud of this special breakfast because it and its fellow have killed their enemies in their fury.
The hyena and lion are two species that compete fiercely in the wild. Although hyenas are specialized in disrupting and robbing lions, lions have never considered hyenas as a threat.
Reckless, highly gregarious, but most attacks against lions by hyenas are at most just causing trouble and not doing anything more. Therefore, when killing the lion, the hyena is very satisfied.