In Kgalagadi National Park between the border of South Africa and Botswana, photographer Elize Labuschagne-Hull captured extremely impressive and vivid images of a jackal’s peak hunting. Photographer Elize Labuschagne-Hull caught a predator stalking its prey. She had to endure the terrible heat to be able to capture this moment.

The photos show the jackal approaching a group of nearby birds before it pounces on them. Every morning the jackal comes to the waterhole around dawn and waits for his food before the sun burns.

The photos show the jackal slowly creeping into the middle of the pack, waiting for them to let their guard down, drinking water, and then jumping out to grab their prey. After enjoying a quick breakfast, the jackal slowly left the water hole, looking for the shade of a tree to rest.

According to the photographer, the jackal became the ruler of this area. It took her several hours to track it down.

Jackals also nap and have lunch time. It usually hides behind a bush or behind the wall of a dam, then suddenly rushes out, when the birds are thirsty, focusing only on drinking water.

The secret of the jackal’s success is focus, full strength, and strong, decisive action. Catching the right moment when the birds lowered their heads to drink water, the new jackals rushed out like arrows, jumping up in the air, capturing their prey extremely accurately.

Jackals are often compared to coyotes due to their appearance and predatory nature.