Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Jackals Fight Brown Hyena for Seal Carcass on Skeleton Coast

As we drove back along the Skeleton Coast from Shipwreck Lodge to the landing strip where we would fly to our next Namibian destination, we came upon a remarkable sight on the beach where seals haul out (see posts of August 2 and 3): a bunch of jackals fighting a large brown hyena for a seal carcass. The hyena won, but not without a struggle.
























(The collar on the hyena indicates that it is being tracked in a wildlife study.)

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