Their build is slighter and they have longer legs. They also have a broader muzzle and larger ears. Hyenas do not have such elaborate social structures and rely on physical dominance instead for order among clan members.Īfrican wild dogs are smaller than hyenas and they have a more slender body. Hyenas, on the other hand, are solitary animals that live in clans of up to 50 members.Īfrican wild dogs have developed complex social structures and hierarchies to maintain order within their pack. They are very social animals that live in packs of 10-30 members. The hyena is a solitary animal and lives in clans.Īfrican wild dogs are the second largest carnivore on the African continent. The African wild dog is a social animal and lives in packs. Hyenas have a stronger bite force than African wild dogs but they can’t run as fast or as far as them. Hyenas are scavengers while African wild dogs hunt their prey. Hyenas live in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East while African wild dogs are only found in Africa. Hyenas also consume fruits, berries, eggs, birds’ eggs and insects.Īfrican wild dogs and hyenas are closely related but they have some major differences. They mainly feed on carcasses they scavenge from other predators or kill themselves by hunting small mammals like rodents or warthogs.
Hyenas are solitary hunters that live in clans called “clans”. They will also feed on carrion, insects and larvae. African wild dogs use their keen sense of smell to find prey. They are omnivorous and primarily eat prey such as zebras, gazelles, porcupines, and kudu. They both hunt for food but the African wild dog hunts in packs while hyenas hunt alone.Īfrican wild dogs hunt in groups. The hyenas were far away by this time – his chance, however slim, was gone.The African wild dog is a social animal that lives in packs whereas hyenas live as individuals. I knew he had to come down some time, so my camera remained trained on him, and of course, come down he did. Grasping at every flash of a photographic opportunity, I recorded him watching the hyenas take the kill that was perhaps rightfully his further and further away. The third hyena reappeared suddenly, forcing the leopard up another tree.
Still, they picked up the carcass and moved to a spot further away, while we watched the empty belly of this desperately hungry leopard heaving with each breath. He moved ever so slowly and carefully, and though we could see him clear as day, the hyenas hadn’t a clue he was around. Once a certain calm prevailed, he slowly made his way down, and began creeping towards where the hyenas were devouring the carcass, their paws, chests and muzzles spattered with blood. In the meantime, the wild dog pack had disappeared but the leopard was still up the tree in front of us. The clan of hyenas prepare to feed on the deceased wild dog pup by Sanjana Manaktala The safety of the four remaining pups was paramount.
The pack worried the hyenas for a few seconds, snapping at their haunches, but soon realizing there was no hope for the pup, they cut their losses and ran.
With the pack focused on the leopard, hyenas had appeared within 20 seconds, sunk their teeth into the injured pup, killed it and begun to make off with it. My heart was in my mouth and I almost didn’t know where to look, till a sudden high-pitched scream filled the air and someone yelled “Hyenas!” My camera moved almost before my eyes, and my finger was pressed down hard on the button, trying to capture digitally events that were moving too fast perhaps for my memory. He writhed and wriggled somehow out of their grasp and bounded up a tree out of reach within seconds. They got him down on the ground, as I watched in horror, trying through the tears that filled my eyes to bring my camera around to capture the tangle of bodies. It was an attack born of desperation and was not to go unavenged – the entire pack turned and pounced on the leopard, refusing to let him finish the job. Wild dogs chase the Maxabene 3:2 Young Male Leopard towards a tree by Sanjana Manaktala
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