Yeterday I drove to Guvalala in a hope to get some data from the collared hyaena. Elephants were drinking at the pan as the sun was setting behind thunderstrom clouds, it was stunning!

Then I saw a group of impalas running at full speed. I thouhgt "mmm let me check that out, there's only one reason why they would run like this: predators!" So here I go driving towards them. As I get closer, 3 impalas darted on the right side and when my eyes got back to the road I saw 2 wild dogs crossing, going to my left. My gaze followed them, and there they were: 2 other wild dogs, pulling down a female impala and tearing it appart!! My heart was racing, this is it my first kill!!!

By the time I managed to park my car 10m away from them, 7 pups had joined the 4 adults and they were feasting!!! The impala was pregnant so they was extra food for all of them.  The pups ate first, all excited and chirping all along, while the adults caught their breath after the chase, rolling in the sand. Then they fed too, and the kill was finished within 30min. Some of the adults also regurgitaed meet for the pups. By the time they left, only a piece of backbone remained...

After their dinner, they all walked off to the pan to have a drink. It was already getting dark and hyaenas started to come around to check what was the noise all about. They promptly got chase away, and the dogs walked off in the bush, disappearing in the savanna night.

It was an amazing experince, one I'm ready to have again any time soon!!