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Archive 2015 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

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Thanks Michael

Michael Rucci wrote:
Was that Hyena injured in some way either before or after this altercation? I would be very interested as to how it made out

Apart from a few bites/scratches the hyena was ok, it remained sat in the water until the wild dogs became bored with it all and gave up to hunt elsewhere.

Dec 16, 2015 at 04:03 AM

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p.3 #2 · p.3 #2 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Marc,
Great behavioral set

-Tim

Dec 16, 2015 at 12:10 PM

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Many thanks Mogul

mogul wrote:
I loved it...was this a young hyena, he seemed small in relation to the dogs?

This was most likely an adult male, in a society where the female is dominant they hang on the periphery of the clan and often find themselves in these battles with other predators.

Dec 18, 2015 at 04:53 AM

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Nought like being in the right place at the right time with the right camera gear!
Great set, obviously a man with great karma.

Tim

Dec 18, 2015 at 05:11 AM

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p.3 #5 · p.3 #5 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

An Outstanding Set!

Your right about the white tail set of the dogs. Reminds me of Buffalo when they're highly aggressive.

CB

Dec 19, 2015 at 02:38 PM

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p.3 #6 · p.3 #6 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Wow! Incredible images of an amazing sighting! I've seen some standoffs between the two species and food theft, but never an all out fight.

Dec 19, 2015 at 02:44 PM

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p.3 #7 · p.3 #7 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Who won?

Dec 19, 2015 at 03:26 PM

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Allynb wrote:
Who won?

The answer is in my storyline

the wild dog started to wear it down by continually biting his rear and it became a battle of attrition and "backs to the wall", eventually the hyena thought it was better taking his chances with the gaping jaws of a hippo and sat it out in the water. Wild dog have an inherent fear of water if they know crocs are closeby, so they kept their distance and eventually got bored with it all and moved off to find other prey

Cheers
Marc

Dec 20, 2015 at 09:39 AM

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p.3 #9 · p.3 #9 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Fabulous series, Marc! Congrats on the FT win!

Dec 25, 2015 at 10:12 PM

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p.3 #10 · p.3 #10 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Congratulations !

Birdie

Dec 25, 2015 at 11:37 PM

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p.3 #11 · p.3 #11 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Congrats on the thread of the week :-)

Very interesting series of images

Chris

Dec 26, 2015 at 06:21 AM

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p.3 #12 · p.3 #12 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Wonderful action set, it scares me a lot

Dec 26, 2015 at 12:15 PM

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p.3 #13 · p.3 #13 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Many thanks for the votes and FT win everyone

Dec 26, 2015 at 07:10 PM

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p.3 #14 · p.3 #14 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

One of the most incredible group of action photos I have seen. Outstanding.

Dec 26, 2015 at 08:55 PM

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p.3 #15 · p.3 #15 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Super action series, what a treat for you.
Larry

Dec 27, 2015 at 07:38 PM

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p.3 #16 · p.3 #16 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Can't add much to the superlatives already heaped upon you. All well deserved.

Care to share equipment used, how far away you were, and what you were in? Tyvm

Dec 27, 2015 at 08:52 PM

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p.3 #17 · p.3 #17 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Thanks MDJAK

MDJAK wrote:
Can't add much to the superlatives already heaped upon you. All well deserved.

Care to share equipment used, how far away you were, and what you were in? Tyvm

The techs were listed in my initial description

Techs:
Nikon D4s Nikkor 400 f/2.8E FL 1/1600s f/5.6 ISO640 to 720
Sabie Sands Game Reserve- South Africa.
Taken from the front pax seat safari 4x4, with the distance being approx 75 yds.

Cheers
Marc

Dec 28, 2015 at 10:43 AM

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p.3 #18 · p.3 #18 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

Sorry. I was so interested in the pics I missed that first time around. Thank you.
Mark

Dec 29, 2015 at 06:54 AM

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p.3 #19 · p.3 #19 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

howardF wrote:
One of the most incredible group of action photos I have seen. Outstanding.

Sums it up well. Awesome stuff.

Dec 29, 2015 at 12:33 PM

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p.3 #20 · p.3 #20 · A lone Hyena fights off a Wild Dog pack of 8.

This is an amazing sequence of shots

Jan 02, 2016 at 06:44 PM

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