Life as a carnivore is hard. Hunting can be painful and deadly, and scavanging food can be even moreso if you're chased off by larger predators defending their kills.
The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.But every so often, you get lucky. One hyena certainly thought he had, when he stumbled across a dead and undefended elephant. But then ...



