Home»All Albums & Groups»Kenya — January, 2015»Amboseli — Crocuta crocuta with a Hippo Jaw

~ The solitary Crocuta crocuta, Spotted Hyena, carrying a hippo jaw ran in our direction, passing near our vantage point. It paused once to glance in our direction, continuing on its way. It stopped a couple of times to readjust the ungainly burden carried by its own jaws. Another hyena left the carcass, looking around before trotting past Noomotio, Observation Hill, following the scent path left behind by the hyena with the hippo jaw. Resources are precious in a competitive environment, a hippo jaw being a treasure to be enjoyed in uninterrupted solitude.