Resembling a wildlife scene of sex took me to the ER a male hyena got knocked out by the natural pleasures of mating.
The unusual scene was shared with LatestSightings.com by 36-year-old tour director Calden Smith of Tauck Travel who described this sighting in Botswana’s Chobe National Park as not only hilarious but also very rare.
‘My guests had been very fortunate with numerous predator encounters. We decided to take a quiet waterhole road to see if we could spot anything out of the ordinary. Upon arriving at the waterhole, there was a herd of elephants and two hyenas there.’
‘I had initially thought the hyenas were trying to retrieve something from the waterhole, but after about an hour and a half of watching the two run around in and about the water…it became apparent that the smaller male wanted to get it on.’
Hyenas live in matriarchal clans. This means that a dominant female will run the clan and hold the highest ranking. Female hyenas don’t only have the upper hand in the hierarchy but they’re also significantly larger than their male counterparts. This is one way to tell the gender apart.
‘At this point, the female hyena eventually stopped her antics and submitted to the male. And so began the comedy show. He attempted to mount the female and struggled to do so. Due to her large stature, the male hyena couldn’t seem to get his mounting right. At last, entry was granted, he was on her back with his hind legs barely touching the ground.’
A sight like this is incredibly rare, as hyenas will often seek quiet areas to perform their sacred act. They are very vulnerable in this position. Being able to witness this out in the open is truly special.
‘The male began mating very eagerly, thrusting as if his life depended on it, and we thought he looked extremely awkward and quite hilarious because of the absurd angle he was in. As if things couldn’t get any funnier, as the male reached his climax, the ecstasy became too much and the angle became too tight. His muscles went into a spasm and he fell over!’
‘The silent, tranquil bush was pierced with the laughter of about 10 of my guest, as this was hilarious, to say the least. For us, the comedic pleasure was enough to amount to a happy ending. For the male, I’m not sure if you’d call that a successful ending, or a cry for the men’s health hotline, but he continued to try his luck for quite some time.’
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