This video is a countdown of 12 instances where hyenas, known for their opportunistic and somewhat ruthless hunting habits, have clashed with various animals. Hyenas are shown to be formidable hunters, but also have a knack for getting into trouble. They are often seen messing with the wrong animals, and the video provides a glimpse into the various ways they can get into trouble, such as confronting lions, buffaloes, rhinos, and even large predators like cheetahs.
The video also highlights the fact that hyenas are not always the underdog. For instance, they are shown to interact with donkeys in a surprisingly aggressive way, and even take on honey badgers in a nighttime conflict.
The video also explores the rivalry between hyenas and lions, dating back to 37,000 years ago. It shows hyenas crashing parties of male lions, leading to violent conflicts.
The video ends with a series of clips involving hyenas and various animals, including cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, and pythons. The narrator suggests that hyenas don't mind their own business and are willing to take risks, often resulting in their demise.
The video ends with a call to action, asking viewers to like and comment on the video, and to check out other videos.
1. Hyenas have a knack for not minding their own business and often crash parties, regardless of whether they're welcome or not .
2. Violent conflict between hyenas and lions over carrion has been known to stretch back to 37,000 years ago .
3. Hyenas don't want to crash a party full of male lions, as seen in a video where a male hyena is pursued by a lion .
4. In the video, the hyena is in big trouble and is in the presence of lions .
5. Hyenas are formidable hunters despite the reputation of scavengers. They are tenacious and efficient when hunting a prey .
6. In a video, a mother buffalo successfully defends her newborn calf against a band of spotted hyenas .
7. Hyenas are incredibly smart hunters, as shown in a video where they target a rhino's private parts until the rhino doesn't have any lefts .
8. Honey badgers get so much respect from all the nasty predators in the bush because they're fearless and crazy .
9. On farms, donkeys still have the utility due to their no-nonsense approach to self-defense and destructive two-hoof kicks .
10. Spotted hyenas are known scavengers, eating the carcasses of other carnivores on a regular basis .
11. Hyena clans can number up to 130 individuals .
12. Hyenas aren't the only pirates in the jungle. Lions also take animal carcasses from them .
13. Hyenas aren't stupid when it comes to elephant hunting and they won't go for large elephants. They mainly go after little calves .
14. In a video, a lone hyena decides to annoy a huge elephant. Another hyena shows up, and the elephants begin to chase the hyenas away .
15. After a 15-month pregnancy, giraffes give birth to a calf that weighs 100 to 150 pounds and is six feet tall. The young giraffe begins to stand and walk in less than half an hour .
16. Interacting with larger predators such as spotted hyenas is intrinsically dangerous for a cheetah, especially one with cubs. Spotted hyenas have been known to kill both cheetah cubs and adults .
17. A cheetah tries to feed its cubs but these hyenas have something else in mind, like stealing the cheetah's kill .