I took this shot in the Savuti, Botswana. The hyena was not in a very good shape with puss pouring from several large wounds on his neck, cracking the thigh-bones of a giraffe killed several days earlier by lions. The lion gaurding the kill left earleir, just before dawn and the remains were left to the hyenas, jackals and vultures...
Hi guys , thank you for your kind comments. The photo lost some detail in saving it as a small jpeg but still gives an idea of the power of this scavenger. I took a look at your portfolios and wondered why you have chosen this image to comment on rather than those photos that is mote of the style you do yourselves?