A leopard was filmed stealing meals from a hyena after stalking its rival within the Kruger Nationwide Park in South Africa.
In footage filmed earlier this month, Talithan and Alex Jansen Van Rensburg had been having fun with their honeymoon once they noticed the state of affairs develop.
The hyena was feasting upon the carcass of an antelope and was unaware in regards to the approaching leopard.
The leopard grabbed the antelope and scuttled up a close-by tree, out of the attain of the hyena.
Mr Jansen Van Rensburg, who works as a tour information within the park, mentioned: ‘The leopard undoubtedly had the final chuckle on this case. Regardless that hyenas are famend for his or her laughing name.’
The dramatic footage was filmed by Talithan and Alex Jansen Van Rensburg had been having fun with their honeymoon once they noticed the state of affairs develop.
The hyena was hidden within the scrub however not effectively sufficient to keep away from the eye of the leopard
The leopard grabbed a part of the antelope carcass and ran off with its illicit snack
His new spouse, Mrs Janswen Van Rensburg, 27, who’s a former flight attendant, added: ‘From expertise we thought the probabilities of the leopard claiming the kill was extraordinarily low.
‘We thought it was ready for a chance to take what was left of the kill.
‘It felt like a sighting of a lifetime, it was unbelievable and really uncommon.’
Hyenas are famend in folklore for his or her devilish giggle, and are beloved because the naughty scavengers in Disney movie ‘The Lion King’. However in actuality the curious creature’s excessive pitch vocalisation is barely reserved for instances when the hyena feels threatened or annoyed.
The leopard hid up a tree with the stolen meals, out of attain of the hyena