This curious hyena cub wandered up to check out a photographer and his camera in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Footage from November 2011 shows the cute cub stray away from their mum before approaching the filmer.

He said: "This female hyena and her three cubs were at their roadside den in a culvert.

"Two of the cubs were curious and approached our vehicle before returning to their contented mother, and then entering their den."

Spotted Hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) are common in Kruger National Park, and often use road culverts as their den. This female Hyaena and her three cubs were at their roadside den in a culvert. Two of the cubs were curious and approached our vehicle before returning to their contented mother, and then entering their den.

Cute and curious – Hyaena pups check us out before returning to their mother and den