There are two different hyena species of the African bush, which can also be seen in the Madikwe Game Reserve: the brown hyena and the spotted hyena. Usually, the two species avoid each other, but today we'll hear Willem's story of how he saw the two meet and later, as he says, even feed on the same zebra prey.
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