Lion Destroys Hyenas Distracted by Eating a Hippo

ordan Nell, a safari guide, was on a drive in the northern part of Sabi Sands when he came across this insane lion-hyena-hippo sighting.

"These two male lions are known as the Mantimahle males, descendants of the mighty Mapogos. We found them crossing from the Manyeleti Game Reserve in the northern Sabi Sands (Buffelshoek)."
"After losing visual we tracked them and tried to loop around to get ahead of them. That's when we actually stumbled upon the hyenas feeding on the hippo, just by chance!"

Hyenas don't normally take down hippos and tend to stick to scavenging for food. It's likely this hippo was already dead or killed by a different predator. However, a large enough clan of hyenas might be able to attack a weak hippo.

But, Jordan and his guests weren’t the only ones to find the hyenas…
The smell must have attracted the two big lions, and the hyenas were so focused on eating that they didn’t even notice before it was too late!

"The lions didn’t think twice before charging in and grabbing two of the hyenas! It was a show of pure brute strength!"

Hyenas and lions are natural competitors, so lions will take any chance they get to remove their rivals from the equation. Male lions are significantly stronger than hyenas and can easily take one out.

After the hyenas were successfully taken care of, the lions relished their claimed hippo feast.