This lone male lion ended up completely surrounded by a group of hungry hyenas as he feasted on a kill. When he felt he started feeling outnumbered, he called for backup from the rest of his pride.
The male was attempting to eat a freshly killed wildebeest when the hyenas started creeping in closer. Hyenas are known for driving large predators away from their kills, but this lion wasn’t having it.
Amber Soames, a 19-year old student, was near Satara in Kruger National Park when she filmed the action-packed sighting.
Soames explained to Latest Sightings that she and a group of others heard of a pride of lions on a wildebeest kill nearby and headed straight over to witness the action. When they first arrived, there were only a handful of hyenas nearby; however, the lion was soon completely surrounded by the tenacious creatures, who were extremely noisy and ready to put up a fight.
“One by one they went for the lion, biting his rear and trying their best to get the kill but the lion was not having it and gave a good fight,” she said. “Soon after this started I noticed that the rest of the pride, a few 100 meters away, heard his moans and came running to help.”
It was at this point that several females came to his aid, charging at the hyenas and sending them running for the hills. Soon after, the lions regrouped and fell asleep in the riverbed.
