THIS hyena came up with a cunning plan to evade a pack of lions - by hiding inside the carcass of an elephant.
The hyena hid in the carcass of an elephant as the lions approached [BARCROFT]The spotted hyena jumped into the corpse after seven lions appeared and began feeding around him.The creature later made a break for freedom, and managed to outrun the predators.
Wildlife conservationists and guides Stratton Hatfield, 23, and Britt Klaassen, 22, watched as the drama unfolded in the Mara Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya.
Despite being just inches away, the lion doesn't notice the hyena (circled) [BARCROFT]
As soon as it sees an opportunity, the hyena makes a break for freedom [BARCROFT]Mr Stratton, from Zimbabwe, said: "The most amusing thing about the situation was the lions were absolutely oblivious to the hyena's presence."It was a fascinating sight to watch this terrified spotted hyena cower underneath a feeding lion."After sometime the lions left the carcass for a brief moment and the hyena attempted his escape. "Right as he began to slink out, one of the lions saw him."Fortunately for the hyena a gorged male lion is not the quickest of animals and he escaped successfully."
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