A pride of lions hoped to enjoy a hard-won meal, but a clan of hyenas attempted to fight the felines away from their prey and secure it for themselves.
Competition can be fierce in the Greater Kruger National Park, as predators compete to maintain territorial borders, bring down prey, and protect it from others that might come looking to steal it.
For this pride of lions in the Sabi Sabi Game Reserve, the risk of losing a kill became very real when a hyena clan came sniffing around the carcass of an impala they were busy devouring.
