Leopard cub plays with Hyena

We were following the Basile Female and her 10-month-old cub through the Sand River, an incredible sighting already. The pair stopped outside an old den site, and the cub spotted something up ahead: an injured hyena nursing its wounds in the cool water. The cub's curiosity burned too strongly, and he had to investigate, making for an amazing sighting.
A big thanks to one of our directors, David Blumberg, for the epic footage.

[@2zerg]

하이에나 어디 아픈건가요?

[@bethshoults346]

I knew that cubby wanted to touch that Hyena lol. ❤ Great interaction ~ Thanks!

[@annettelane659]

So good to see Basile and her cub thriving and good that they are together during this encounter. Poor Hyena is in a bad way but would still have a powerful bite.

[@user-dm9jj8hl8l]

A leopard can only be strong against a severely weakened hyena.

[@lucasb3h3m0th]

Poor hyena, I hope stay well

[@user-jp6me3rf5e]

Я не люблю гиен, но мне её жалко. 🥺

[@fillfinish7302]

Saddest hyena ever

[@bethshoults346]

I know right?! Or extremely tired maybe? 😊

[@mysterious_billionaire]

@@bethshoults346 Low ranking hyenas probably have the toughest life among animals

[@tylergilson4749]

@@bethshoults346looks like he’s a very low ranking male

[@Dutti215]

@@mysterious_billionaire​​⁠That’s not true. The lowest ranking female hyena is above the highest ranking male hyena in the clan hierarchy. Despite that, Male hyenas are not bad treated. Usually the females will eat the best parts of the prey and males have to show submission to them. And the low ranking might get bullied. But that’s almost about it