Sneaky Hyena Surprises Couple With Audacious Bin Theft at Safari Park

A brunching couple were amazed at the audacity of a hyena at Kruger National Park recently, as they watched it sneak across a picnic area, pick up a trashcan and run off back to the bush.

Shannon Lee told Storyful that she and her partner were eating when they first noticed one hyena making its way through the bushes into the open. She started recording, only to witness a second one “casually” strolling past, grabbing the trashcan, and then running off.

The amusing footage also shows a worker briefly but fruitlessly chasing the hyena.

Lee uploaded the video to TikTok with the theme from Mission Impossible, writing that no mission was impossible for this hyena. Credit: Shannon Lee via Storyful

Video transcript

- Well, they're going to have to start--

SHANNON LEE: It's been going on for years.

- Yeah.

SHANNON LEE: (GASP) That looks very naughty.

- It's like he's like sneaking in there.

SHANNON LEE: Dust bin, of course. (GASP)

- Oh, that's [INAUDIBLE].

[LAUGHTER]

- Well, they're going to have to start--

SHANNON LEE: It's been going on for years.

- Yeah.

SHANNON LEE: (GASP) That looks very naughty.

- It's like he's like sneaking in there.

SHANNON LEE: Dust bin, of course. (GASP)

- Oh, that's [INAUDIBLE].

[LAUGHTER]

- Well, they're going to have to start--

SHANNON LEE: It's been going on for years.

- Yeah.

SHANNON LEE: (GASP) That look's very naughty.

- It's like he's like sneaking in there.

SHANNON LEE: Dust bin, of course. (GASP)

- Oh, that's [INAUDIBLE].

[LAUGHTER]

- Well, they're going to have to start--

SHANNON LEE: It's been going on for years.

- Yeah.

SHANNON LEE: (GASP) That looks very naughty.

- It's like he's like sneaking in there.

SHANNON LEE: Dust bin, of course. (GASP)

- Oh, that's [INAUDIBLE].

[LAUGHTER]