Hyena + Water = Crazy Hyena

We encountered this Spotted Hyena enjoying a good bath at Chudop Waterhole in Etosha National Park. It seems as though the water must have loosened his screws a bit because shortly after entering the water he started displaying some really strange behavior! Definitely one of the more entertaining hyena sightings that we have had the pleasure of witnessing!
The Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) is well know for taking a dip to cool off from the hot African sun! Spotted Hyena have even been seen diving to the bottom of waterholes to pluck meat of submerged carcasses! You can read more (and see photos) of Anja Denker's sighting of a hyena doing just this at the Chudop waterhole not far from Namutoni Camp in Etosha National Park in Namibia: trackingthewil...
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[@bucketboy8461]

Why does this video have so many dislikes? There is no reason to hate a random hyena bathing in a pond.

[@hakimbandaru1915]

I think they wanted to see gore.

[@DennisAllums]

At 02:09 you can clearly see the bug that is harassing him. It might of previously bit him on the arm also.

[@mpshotattwice3253]

Agree

[@campervan9039]

yes, that's why it run away form that bug instantly when the bug show up

[@valiantvimal]

In the Wild, harassment, injuring and killing is everywhere even in the form of a small bug. There is no peace for the animals there whatsoever!!

[@paulietv2162]

Everybody needs a little 'me' time, even hyenas

[@NannupTiger]

Beautiful animal...😊 'don't mind me folks! I'm just washing the blood and guts off from my face' ...spotted hyenas are so funny, they even laugh at themselves 🤣

[@bankitanthonylyngkhoi9219]

Lol

[@DennisAllums]

Yep, use to hate them until i realized they walking comedians thus why they are called laughing Hyenas.

[@popularproducts4423]

This proves most ppl wrong, they not the cold hearted creature many make them out to be. Even Hyena's have a playful gentle side to them. It's inner cub is enjoying the water 😊

[@zoaderman2108]

They eat other animals babies and start with the groin. What you mean they not cold-hearted bruh?

[@bucketboy8461]

@@zoaderman2108 starting with the groin is pretty common. That’s why hyenas have short back legs to protect themselves. And eating prey alive isn’t really their fault, they have to eat it as soon as possible or else a lion could come steal their kill.

[@hyenaboy7504]

@@zoaderman2108 Because they're just trying to survive?

[@karlusarn]

@@zoaderman2108male lions eat the cubs of their rivals

[@oscarmejia3545]

​@@zoaderman2108 pendejo

[@kidsmead7203]

I’m pretty sure it’s trying to escape the bug that’s harassing it...😦

[@vladimirputin7308]

Africa's most common animal: a laughing hyena! Africa's rarest animal: a serious hyena

[@AdamAdamHDL]

I thought the hyena was winning, but suddenly the water claimed victory

[@azzythegecko3659]

Haha yes

[@josedejesuslopez9814]

Surely a crocodile...........😁😁😁😁😁

[@LifeIsARiddle88]

When you have an idea but you're impatient

[@보리심바]

Hyena + Water = Happy Hyena

[@charlesben9104]

The tough hyena is running away from a bug 2:10 lol

[@UrbanCastle]

Nice to see what delight looks like in the wild.

[@alejandrocortez7588]

Beautiful. Animal

[@tgr.4550]

Where's a crocodile when you need one!

[@khirsaid356]

Hyena try to avoid flying insect around him

[@kakie784]

Why is this Hyena in the water? Cooling off or fishing?

[@vivalabad6]

It looks like its gotta sneeze but it won't come out 😀Then it got the zoomies

[@08004820]

You can see a big flying bug harassing it...

[@PAULLONDEN]

Good spot..If you watch in big screen , you can spot this heyena was hassled by a wasp or something, The first few seconds and the last images ,before it ran out of the water, show it very clearly.. These predators often have a smell of rotten meat over them,which makes them prime targets for all kinds of nasty parasites...Unlike lions etc., we yet have to see hyenas grooming each other....

[@SucicRaven]

PAULLONDEN, As far as I know, hyenas only groom their cubs but they seem to groom each other too, though I'm not 100% sure on the latter right now. However, they do groom themselves and take baths and mud baths to get rid of parasites and cool off much like elephants do. I think it unreasonable to say hyenas 'often have a smell of rotten meat over them' as they are not the scavengers people make them out to be and do clean themselves. Lions can get themselves pretty dirty at a carcass too, yet most people think they're 'clean' and don't smell bad (let's not forget lions like to roll in other animals' dung). Then again, I've never gotten close enough to either of these apex predators to take a sniff to be sure lol. But my point is: no animal is safe from parasites and lions are just as much of a target as hyenas. Neither often smells like rotten meat (well, except after they've eaten) or is dirty.

[@PAULLONDEN]

*Sucico2*___ Thanks for your reaction, but as I typed ,(these *_predators_* often have the smell of rotten meat hanging over them) . I wasn't merely pointing out hyeneas, who are very impressive animals, but very aggressive, which starts at the den, where a cub that was unfortunate to have been born a few hours later , is often bullied to death. Ofcourse heyenas have their own way of cleaning, but mostly we see heyenas bully each other ,opposed to other predators who take the time to strengthen bonds by grooming each other; in that respect heyenas only have been spotted sniffing each others' genital areas, to confirm a bond.......

[@fungfukying5851]

08004820 j

[@subzero3056]

Bloody sucking bugs

[@KatherineUribe-1]

Hyena was having a fine time until a bee started messing up his bath time!😄

[@koymaytchannel3639]

Luckily there's no croc 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dannigirl5579]

Nothing like having a good bathe or shower! Water can have that affect on you.🤫

[@stfuplsok]

*effect

[@jamoR72]

Hyenas are awesome

[@bushlover4268]

Looked as if hyena had a problem with its mouth? Bee sting? Or it was trying to find a carcass under the water?

[@Zillionaire.]

Seems like, It can't describe the pleasure that it feels inside that refreshing pool of goodness.

[@4exgold]

he's a bit special :D

[@siddiqhamedAwad]

It works these movements because lice and ticks leaving her body, causing her some pain and that why it inter to the water

[@mamaafrica1651]

Where is crocodile?😅😅😅

[@AlJimmyRex]

me?, taking a shower, then discovering I don´t like water....

[@DennisAllums]

Hyenas do two things i love most: 1) they laugh when being attacked as they bounce their booty's on the ground to protect their nuts. 2) They are always willing to politely join another animal's meal and share it.

[@kevz2474]

Hyena: dipdapawsindipdapawsin

[@7acobSnG]

where is the fucking croc now...?

[@j.m.a.menocal1065]

"Hyena + Water = Hyena with Rabbies..." .

[@DreamWalker_420]

How cute!!!

[@jdracer111]

He also might have gotten something in his ears from the water besides the big bothering him. It didn't seem that unusual to me really. They're crazy acting anyways.

[@timheidel5849]

Looks like he got some water up his nose. I hate when that happens.

[@SupaPoopaScoopa]

He's trying to get away from the biting flies and bite out the mites

[@reyb1649]

Reminds me of a crazy guy in my hometown who's been crazy ever since he returned from the Vietnam War.

[@ayblackie5472]

🤦🏾‍♀️ The Crocs were all hangover from the party last night.

[@NoDiddyllc]

Something probably was biting him in the water

[@asha802]

Antellopes and Gazelles have developed a new weapon, the Bug.

[@stedivi]

Any croc around?

[@ashdog236]

The Yeena ran away from a bug @2:09, I think it was in the water to escape the bug in the first place, wow will take 1100psi bites from its clan members but runs away from a bug, maybe the sting hurts really bad? 😂

[@pooloolmool]

He saw a big ass bug and did the race

[@aliengenetix2642]

This hyena was with bitten, stung or sprayed by something. It wanted to go into the water to try and sooth whatever it was, but than damn flying wasp wouldn't leave him alone. He finally had enough after the last charge from that wasp.

[@FalcoGer]

what the heck are you recording this with? either my pc is broken or it's recorded in 1 frame every 3 seconds.

[@ashren835]

First time out of quarantine

[@theinfamous47]

Not a monster crocodile in sight.... It was a good day!

[@jenbill]

Some kind of stinging flying insect must be brutal to put hyena on the run like that

[@goudjomichel]

Dummy almost ate his own tail. 🤣🤣

[@theavengers5559]

I wish a crocodile was there 😄

[@hakimbandaru1915]

I wish your mother would have aborted you instead of letting you grow to a full term retard. 😇

[@solidtv6211]

Looks like he was scared of a bug

[@diramotichannel7037]

Hyna was there quite long, but there are no crocs turn up...

[@jackadwin1955]

*I hate this bastard, This monster hyena should not even get water*

[@hyenaboy7504]

How else is it supposed to drink? It can't just go to the grocery store and pick up a bottle of water, now.

[@ARDHI_MOBI]

I dont know what you think about hyena, but i think this creature is so ugly

[@krisea3807]

It seems that the hyena is having some health issue.

[@nickreid5939]

The photographer is missing all the shots....he needs a Nikon Z9 with 45 pics per second😇

[@Frodofinds]

No wonder he's alone coz he cray cray.

[@mynya6905]

Looked like it had a 🐍 or something. It brought it out of the water briefly.

[@siddhanttiwari3058]

Thanks

[@hyenachief5562]

I think that was an el shocking it lol that’s what that noise was 👍🏾

[@fungames24]

When human shows teeth, he's only laughing. When hyena shows teeth, he's crazy.

[@fanclub69]

At the end looks like uncle croc arrived.

[@morten8586]

The hyena is most likely annoyed by insects

[@Abragg]

Hey hey hey...... Heyna😂

[@devendersingh592]

I liked for thumbnail

[@kadbk1183]

Hello. Its simple !! She see his reflexion in the water and she think that a another hayena !!!

[@teolam7723]

Very nice

[@jacquesjtheripper5922]

Probably trying to get rid of some ticks.

[@abudburuj3792]

He's just trying to get the water out of his ear

[@СергейСергей-ш3я5т]

Крокодила звала))))а он не пришел...

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Like it or not you gotta take a bath

[@eRacer314]

Stop the video at exactly 2:11 and you'll see the crocodile, I believe.

[@toktok1620]

Sometimes hyenas are cute😊

[@ertatic3973]

Thats the goofy heyna from the lion king

[@servicepasifika3432]

Obviously no croc in that pond.

[@trolleyi5768]

maybe the hayna was running from bee

[@rodrigosvh6776]

En el minuto 2:09 se ve que algo sale volando desde el torso de la hiena, y ahí ella corre. Quizá es algún parásito.

[@gueedsmaia4429]

A principio eu pensei a hiena está passando a impressão as presas nas redondezas de que ela não está legal e os bichos podem vir beber,provavelmente era o inseto que a incomodava,saiu em disparada depois do que bicho saiu voando. Não tinha observado.

[@JO-rx7go]

si tienes razon, y cuando el insecto salio el hyena se fue corriendo

[@wilfredomaldonado1779]

Si tienes Razon talves es esa mosca que les pica a los animales y luego les deja huevos y luego les sale gusano en la piel a los animales pero no se pero si bien se ve en el video donde sale la mosca volando de la espalda del animal

[@hakimbandaru1915]

Lo está molestando - no saldrías corriendo si te molesta un parásito?

[@ccenda3109]

When you try shrooms for the first time

[@shawnwebb5786]

Dis what it feels like to a bath..

[@eniezoh2007]

Oh my god what's was that? What he's doing 😧

[@machopepitoelgwapito]

ur thumbnail 😂😂😂😂

[@jameskelman9856]

They must have something like horseflies in Africa pestering this individual.

[@ayotalsamoth6867]

willie peppers um There doesn't have to be horses for horse flies to exist you dummy it's just a parasitic fly, it bites any warm blooded thing. Don't let the name make you think it only lives off the blood of horses. Geeez

[@ElisFidandro]

In fact also the Gniu and some equine breeds belong to the horse therefore

[@victorgabrielturpo6102]

Is happy!

[@lovepreetrooprai4886]

I think it’s rabid

[@ludu7302]

my hyena babe

[@williamruiz1919]

He's lucky 🐊

[@itsvox4398]

I'm pretty sure this one is called Ed

[@hopetothemax2561]

It's soooo cute

[@michaelyohannes9897]

He is not crazy just happy

[@sonnguyen-ul7gz]

so, hyenas in lion king look like that

[@iamsamsamiam1673]

WTF I just wasted my 2 minutes⁉️

[@christopherhaynes5546]

I bet his back itched

[@mordimustafa1275]

crocodiles were in vacancy otherwise that hyena would be dead

[@gunther4150]

Does it have rabies or something?

[@ahmedmohamed-ge2nq]

this heyna has eaten poisonous

[@gothiccsatlos]

She play with someone we can’t see! 😭😭

[@jessesilva8686]

Crazy Hyena 😰😰😰😰

[@seferinorino6951]

Gremlins!

[@lfeco]

Wheres a good croc when you need one?

[@kingdavidthelucidfire777]

Yeah there's a bug chasing it...and I don't know where biologists see a cat relation in these things that are clearly canoid and not fenoid...

[@SuperEden24]

The only thing that is ralated are the same species ..after that all animals are diferent far from being ralated to one another .. the only thing why evolutionist say that animals are all related is because they found similar things in all animals ..well guess whatt The Same Creator created all animals thats why some are similar ..check out Kent Hovind in KZbin

[@SuperEden24]

The only thing that is ralated are the same species ..after that all animals are diferent far from being ralated to one another .. the only thing why evolutionist say that animals are all related is because they found similar things in all animals ..well guess whatt The Same Creator created all animals thats why some are similar ..check out Kent Hovind in KZbin

[@SuperEden24]

The only thing that is ralated are the same species ..after that all animals are diferent far from being ralated to one another .. the only thing why evolutionist say that animals are all related is because they found similar things in all animals ..well guess whatt The Same Creator created all animals thats why some are similar ..check out Kent Hovind in KZbin

[@opalleaves6694]

By examining their dna we can find that they are more closely related to cats than dogs. They’re closest living relatives are mongoose/civets. However they have their own genus separate from all of the above. ‘Related’ simply means how much dna an animal shares with another animal. For instance, humans are equally in part related to cats and dogs, rather than one or the other (Although some studies do suggest we are just slightly more related to cats). Our closest living relatives are chimpanzees.

[@kingdavidthelucidfire777]

Opalleaves so our closest relatives means they evolved into us? That would be crazy...