WATCH: Wild dogs steal kill from Leopard

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wild dogs steal kill from leopard only to lose it themselves to hyena

The title of this video is a little misleading, as the wild dogs are ultimately not the ones who end up with the kill. That honour goes to a pack of spotted hyenas who steal the carcass from the original thieves.

The lucky cameraman, named only as Wayne told Lastest Sightings that they missed the moment the leopard grabbed the Impala, but it was still alive when they arrived. As the leopard dragged it’s still struggling meal toward a tree, a lone wild dog yapped to call in the rest of its pack. Ultimately it succeeded in doing so and the pack chased the leopard up a tree.

“The dogs quickly started making work of eating the meal while two others kept the leopard in the tree by jumping up and snarling at the leopard from below. It all went quiet for a while as the wild dogs feasted on the leopards’ well-earned meal,  just before 2 hungry hyenas burst onto the scene as well, quickly making their way through the wild dogs, and to the meal. One hyena kept the wild dogs at bay while the other was enjoying the impala all to itself until a 3rd hyena also joined,” said Wayne.

As far as sightings go, this one is an absolute jackpot.