Bad Table Manners

[Ken Watkins]

Hyenas fight over Hippo windfall

Taken near Lebala, Kwando Concession, Northern Botswana 29th December 2008

EOS 1D MkII

28-300mm at 220mm

F6.3, 1/2500, ISO 400

[D. Robert Franz]

Wow what a sight and I'm sure the situation provided some interesting scenes.. Love the action. Just wish you could see the faces a little better..

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Ken,
Superb sighting. I guess there were three hyenas fighting to devour the hippo from the only cut in its skin. Or are there more than three? The show of teeth makes the intentions very clear. If the eye of one of those would have been visible, then it would have been better. Nice action image nevertheless. It seems you had a phenomenal trip. Look forward to more.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Steve Canuel]

Wow. Didn't even notice that third one in the middle. The flashes of teeth and roiling water makes it seem they're exploding up from underwater.

[Robert Amoruso]

I have to agree with Dale and the others, great action but a bit hard to decern what is going on.

[Ken Watkins]

Thanks for your kind comments, this was a very short piece of action. You really need the sound, luckily my wife caught it on video.