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Lion Hyena standoff, Matopo plains Serengeti

Lion Hyena standoff, Matopo plains Serengeti

The ultimate struggle on the African plains. Although Hyena's have the reputation in the Serengeti the Lions are often the scavengers. We stayed with a gro...
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The ultimate struggle on the African plains. Although Hyena's have the reputation in the Serengeti the Lions are often the scavengers. We stayed with a group of Lions and Hyena's on a prey. It was unclear who was the original hunter in this case. But with-out any fight the Hyena's pushed the Lions of the kill. I tried to capture the tension here..

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NIKON D200

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Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 1200/10

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Ngorongoro, Arusha, TZ

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Apr, 2016

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