Baby hyena gets a big fright when it touches safari vehicle

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The video shows a baby hyena, out in the African wild with its family, slowly sneaking up to my safari vehicle, then getting a huge fright when touching metal on the vehicle for the first time in its life.
I was out scouting a remote wilderness area of the Kruger National Park, when I came across a hyena den with a whole clan of hyenas. The hyena family was surprisingly calm when I arrived and was amazed how close I could get to them without them being bothered with my presence. Most of the hyenas were basking in the early morning winter sun and pretty chilled. There were a number of baby hyenas all around the den, ranging in different sizes and ages. The baby hyenas looked busy while the adults just wanted to rest. One little hyena seemed very curious about my presence and slowly sneaked off, hesitantly walking towards my safari vehicle. I couldn’t believe when the baby hyena came right up to my vehicle. Right next to my door, the baby hyena suddenly attempted to jump up the door of the vehicle. Why? That I don’t know. As the baby hyena touched the metal, it got a huge fright, span around, and ran away back to safety. I was totally blown away by the boldness of the baby hyena as this specific clan doesn’t see many humans or vehicles in their life. It was as if when the baby hyena felt metal for the first time, it just might have given him a huge surprise and fright at the same time.

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