"Hyena Goes Whoop Whoop": WildEarth Safari Staff Mimic Animal Sounds in Hilarious Compilation Video
- WildEarth posted a playful video on 18 August 2026 featuring guides and staff imitating safari animal sounds
- The British-South African wildlife broadcaster is headquartered in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, and streams live safaris across Africa
- One staff member's lion impression had viewers completely losing it in the comments
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A safari company's staff decided to swap their binoculars for a microphone challenge, and the internet cannot stop laughing.
WildEarth, the British-South African live safari broadcaster headquartered in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, posted a comedic compilation video on 18 August 2026 showing guides, camera operators, and live directors attempting to recreate the calls of African wildlife. The clip featured multiple team members identified by on-screen name captions, each taking their turn at sounds ranging from hyena whoops to a baboon alarm call.
The results were wildly uneven, and that was exactly the point.
Safari guides let loose in the bush
Some attempts were more convincing than others. One staff member's hyena impression drew an enthusiastic "whoop whoop whoop" that was surprisingly accurate. A wildebeest impression produced a baffled "gno, gno, gno" that left everyone uncertain. CEO James Hendry caused chaos when he described an injury as sounding like a whale, before attempting a hippo call that the team member immediately judged as terrible.
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The clip was interspersed with actual wildlife footage of lions, hyenas, and elephants, making the human efforts look all the more ambitious by comparison. Animal sounds are notoriously difficult to replicate. Hyenas, for example, use complex vocal patterns to communicate rank and identity, while lion roars require deep chest resonance that most humans simply cannot match.
Watch the video that has South Africans in stitches here.
Mzansi and safari fans react
Viewers flooded the comments on the Instagram page with their verdicts:
@wendycbeckett wrote:
"This is hilarious. Is Daniel ok?"
@batmanflight praised:
"Leon's lion impression is awesome!"
@robynmacleanart got suspicious:
"What does James quickly move out of view? Very sus!"
@garethpoole_safaris joked:
"Please tell me Dan ate the dirt 😂"
@matakataka_safaris laughed:
"😂😂😂 Great compilation!! How about a second compilation including a) rutting Impala b) mating call of a Knobthorn and c) warthog squealing? 😂"
@yaaseen_amg gave credit where it was due:
"Shiv accurate with that hyena sound."
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