Hyenas fighting

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 27, 2012229 views6 comments

Early one morning in Amboseli NP, we came across a fairly large pack of spotted hyenas. They clearly looked like they were in hunting mode and set off in a direction where we could not follow. The cubs, however, were in a different mood and started to play rough, biting one another's ears or rump! One of the cubs seemed to be particularly targeted and I reached out to it, figuratively speaking, of course!
Species: Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Location: Amboseli NP, Kenya
Date: May, 2011
Equip: Canon 1D Mlll, Canon 500 f4
Specs: ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1250s, beanbag on vehicle

Thank you for taking the time out to look, and for your comments/critiques.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 27, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Nice behavioral shot. the colors and detail are good. The only thing is it would have been nice if we could see the face of both, but that is not always possible.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 27, 2012 at 4:24 PM

Excellent dinamic pose and nice colors on this shot- A great capture indeed, Fabio

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on January 27, 2012 at 9:16 PM

Ouch ! That looks painful ! Love the reaction from the one on the receiving end. Not being able to see the eyes of the aggressor doesn't bother me one bit.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on January 28, 2012 at 8:28 AM

Hi Ajit,

Good action capture of an interesting behaviour. Well timed and from a technical stand point this looks good. I agree with Richard re: that having both faces shown would have been a bonus, but still an interesting image as posted.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 31, 2012 at 7:09 AM

Nicely captured action, like the ouch expression on left Hyena.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 31, 2012 at 10:33 AM

Real nice behavioral shot Ajit! I really like the snarl you captured from the Hyena on the left.

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