Different animals adopted to different approach to survive in the big Masai Mara plain. Most predator will hunt for food, some will scavenge and some simply just rob for food.
This cheetah is in attack position and all set to hunt for food to feed her cubs. The mother cheetah was too concentrate on the target prey and didn't realise the Spotted Hyena is watching her every moves.
Once the cheetah go for the hunt, the hyena follow her foot steps.
When the cheetah successfully hunt, a baby impala the hyena intercept and rob away her prey.
Since cheetah rely on speed for their hunt, they can't afford to get injured in the fight. So, the cheetah just let the hyena take her winning prize away.
Poor cheetah cubs will have no dinner this evening and can only watch their dinner being taken away.
Knowing the food is secured, the hyena start to feast on the robbed prize.
In fact, in the next 2 days of my stay in Masai Mara, different hyena are using the same tactic.
This hyena didn't manage to secure the whole food and just got away with a limb...
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