Hyenas Brutally End Life Before It Ever Starts

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00:00 It was a rare and magical moment.

00:06 A mother elephant giving birth in the dead of night.

00:15 To be able to witness such a moment is amazing.

00:23 The mother's strength and determination as she pushed her newborn into the world.

00:29 The danger was all around her and her baby.

00:36 As the baby elephant emerged from its mother's womb, it let out a soft high-pitched cry.

00:42 The mother gently nuzzled her calf and helped it to stand.

00:52 But somehow, in the confusion of birth, the newborn calf slipped out of her sight.

01:02 The opportunistic hyenas were on patrol even at night, their relentless search for food

01:10 never ceasing.

01:13 They spotted their next prey, a vulnerable newborn elephant.

01:20 Without hesitation, they attacked fiercely, their teeth and claws tearing into the tiny

01:26 body.

01:30 The baby elephant let out screams of terror and agony as the hyenas began to eat him alive.

01:41 They devoured his tender flesh, the blood and screams of the baby providing a feast

01:47 for the hungry predators.

01:56 Hyenas are known to be opportunistic predators and scavengers.

02:05 The tragedy of this situation was that the baby elephant's life was cut short so brutally.

02:17 All for the sake of the hyenas' survival.

02:23 The mother elephant awoke at sunrise to find her calf missing.

02:29 It was a tragic and sad ending to a beautiful and miraculous beginning.

02:37 The mother elephant's mission to protect her newborn had failed and she was left to grieve

02:43 the loss of her precious calf.