Male lion had captured a juvenile hyena cub and had to face the wrath of the entire hyena clan; hyena clans avoid male lions at all costs.
A male lion battles a family of hyenas in this most recent glimpse of wildlife.
The Maasai Sightings website states that this encounter occurred in the Masai Mara.
The entire hyena tribe turned on the male lion for catching a young hyena cub. Hyena clans generally steer clear of male lions at all times because a swat from a male lion can be extremely lethal.
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