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just watched the video clip on this site of hyenas v lions put on by ian b,what a brilliant bit of footage,probably the best ive seen of this type and the music fits perfect to it,i recommend everyone to watch it.

 

 

Saw this on National Geographic a few years ago. This was the Lion in question, pretty apt name for him.

 

It has been seen that where a clan of hyena can chase a large pride of lionesses from a kill, they ignore the pride if the male(s) are present, they have even been known to ignore a kill with only one male lion feeding if the specific male is known as a particularly aggressive or dominant lion who is not shy about killing the odd hyena. The locals like to give African names to the lions they study and one lion male was given the name NTWADUMELA - HE WHO GREETS WITH FIRE - the Hyena Killer. Having the males in the pride, therefore, restores the balance between the lion pride and the hyena clan. The male lion is also the only one who protects the prides area from nomadic prides that may want to move in. If too many lions inhabited an area, this would result in over predation which would result in the prey species leaving the area.

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