Lions Ambush Wild Dogs and Hyena

A lone hyena pushes wild dogs into lions and runs away. The wild dogs are cornered. How will they escape?

"All those who go on safari are always in search of the big five. More specifically, the king of the jungle the lion. This particular day, we found ourselves extremely fortunate as we were able to spend quality time with the resident pride. As lions do, they were pretty inactive and were just lazing around."

Lions have interesting sleeping habits. They can sleep for up to 20 hours a day. During the day, they rest in shady spots to conserve energy and digest their meals. They are primarily active at night when they go hunting. Their extensive sleep helps them stay strong and dominant.

"Eventually we left the lions to be and began moving on. Not even 100 meters after leaving the lions, a pack of wild dogs came running out of the bush. Now, even though we knew wild dogs to be the type of mammal to always be on the move, this was a little different."

Wild dogs have interesting movement patterns. They live in packs and hunt together using teamwork. They chase their prey for long distances, tiring them out before making a successful kill. Wild dogs are known for their endurance and agile movements, which help them hunt efficiently and become formidable predators.

"These wild dogs clearly were running from something, and before that thought could leave me, it became apparent. A hyena was chasing the pack of dogs. Due to this happening only a few hundred meters from the lions, we knew the lions would soon enough become aware of the commotion."

"The wild dogs then began running down the middle of the road. Little did they know they were heading straight in the direction where the lions had been resting. The lions, on the other hand, crouched down and waited patiently. It was tense to see a pack of wild dogs being chased by a hyena in the direction of waiting lions!"

"Luckily for the dogs, they saw the lions just in time and were able to make a run for it. The hyena also saw the danger and headed off in the opposite direction. The lions gave a small, half-hearted chase but were in no mood to use up energy in pursuit of the dogs and hyena."

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[losfornia]

The way the wild dogs stopped, you can tell they smelled the lions and was like "Oh hell naw, lets go back this way" lol

[toniodee]

Even the hyena was like “yeah I’m out of here” 😂.

[BMJ_JUSTICE]

Lions are just my favourite, l love how their presence can have great impact on others animals.

[DRIVER-SEBVET]

That hyena had suicidal tendencies for the wild dogs till last minute when he decided "no this isn't what i had in mind "😂😂😂

[nikkivens]

Beautiful to see the Hyena assessing the danger to see how fast she's gotta run and then going full cheetah mode

[huntercool]

Hyena to Wild Dogs at first: “Yeah that’s right get out of here!”

Hyena to Wild Dogs later: “YO FELLAS WAIT FOR ME!!”

[huntercool]

I love how the hyena that was slowly pushing the dogs away stops when he sees the dogs stop smell that air. It’s crazy how even different species can pick up when another animal senses danger and that also puts them on alert.

[stevensmith]

Everybody's a gangsta until a gangsta shows up

[SH__]

All of a sudden the wild dogs and the hyena had a common goal 😂😎😇

[kade-qtzu]

Spotted Hyenas are basically the trolls of the African Savannah. I dont know why, but seeing their interactions with predators other the lions, especially african wild dogs, is always fascinating.

[Mellow]

Hyena must have been like why the hell has something I've been chasing for over 3 miles now running towards me😂

[PurplePartyParasaur]

I love how at first the Hyena was like, “WHATS HAPPENING WHY ARE WE RUNNING??”

[ramgok]

Okay don’t lie who all thought that hyena was going to literally push the wild dogs 🐕 to the lions 🦁 .. 😂😂

[tara_p_rose]

That was amazing!!! Them lions sure showed who’s boss eh? 😂

[amishmm]

Wild dogs were not running from something (Hyena as mentioned in this case). But Hyena was simply following wild dogs, hoping that he can have a share when wild dog hunt any animal. And dog werent bothered about Hyena chasing. Otherwise these many dogs can easily make life of a lone Hyena miserable if they decide to harass it.

[MaskOfCinder]

The hierarchy:

Lion > Hyena > Wild Dog

[maureenbisieri]

That was great sighting am glad both wilddogs and hyena managed to escape

[BlessedYouTuber]

The wild dogs sensed danger, hyena knew well what he or she was doing. It seems the hyena wanted a free passage by using dogs to test the way ahead. Lucky😅😊😂🎉 for the dogs the lions probably were not in hunting mood.

[horseygurl]

Interesting size differences between the three species!

[ReptiliansRule]

The rivalry between the 3 predators is my favorite in the animal kingdom.
One that goes back to the ice age, imagine cave lions, cave hyenas, and wolves going at it.