Ken - This is one of my favorites of yours. Huge cuteness factor and great IQ. The surrounding habitat gives the image a sense of the hyena peeking out of the den area. In a perfect world the shadows would not be across the face.
I love the picture, for the same reasons mentioned above. Another reason is that I have never seen a brown hyena pup, only an adult, also in Madikwe. She was also in the shade but your light and IQ is much better.
Amazing sighting and any picture of this scene would be fascinating - but this is a good one and I agree with others that you handled the lighting admirably