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Spotted hyena
Order : Carnivora
Family : Hyaenidae
Subfamily : Hyaeninae
Genus : Crocuta
Facts about the genus Crocuta, the spotted hyena
More carnivorous than other hyenas, Crocuta is a formidable predator/scavenger that lives wherever animal resources are adequate.
Spotted Hyena are commonly seen on the shorter grassland plains mainly towards paradise and the walking area and often in fairly large groups.
SPOTTED HYENA The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is also called the "laughing" hyena and was historically found throughout Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, except in equatorial rain forests.
The hyena, Crocuta crocuta, is a predator and scavenger that lives in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
The main enemy of the Spotted Hyena is the lion.
The spotted hyena is a very noisy animal.
The Spotted Hyena, Crocuta crocuta is perhaps the most amazing, efficient, and misunderstood of all mammalian predators.
x&&i Misunderstood Hyena The Spotted Hyena is perhaps the most amazing, misunderstood mammal of Africa.
Crocuta crocuta is the most numerous large predator in the Serengeti. (Full text)
The Spotted hyena is the most aggressive and vocal of the hyenas. (Full text)
Crocuta crocuta, the spotted hyena, is generally found in the open habitats of Africa south of the Sahara. (Full text)
Crocuta is a social carnivoran, for it is organized into matrilineal clans that are comprised of 8 to 80 individuals. (Full text)
The largest and best-known member of the hyena family, the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is primarily a predator, not a scavenger. (Full text)
brunnea), and the spotted hyena are found in Southern Africa. (Full text)
Four powerful lion prides and five cohesive clans of spotted hyena are the super-predators in this ecosystem, often coming to blows over prey. (Full text)
The spotted hyena is about 45 inches (114 cm) long plus a 13 inch (33 cm) tail. (Full text)
Spotted Hyena The largest and best-known member of the hyena family, the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is primarily a predator, not a scavenger. (Full text)
Spotted hyena are not "strictly nocturnal". (Full text)
Leopard, jackal and spotted hyena are the primary predators of adult Klipspringer. (Full text)
The spotted hyena is the largest species of hyena. (Full text)
Predators: Lion, leopard and spotted hyena are this species’ main enemies. (Full text)
The spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) is ruled out as walking on its paws. (Full text)
The spotted hyena is a vital part of the South African ecosystem; as predators they serve a vital role in trimming the herds of buffalo, wildebeest and other herbivores, thus preventing overpopulation and dangerous ecological unbalance. (Full text)
Although the spotted hyena is not yet recognized on the endangered species list, it has already been exterminated from parts of South Africa. (Full text)
They do even better when lion and spotted hyena are not present, and this explains why they have proliferated over much of Namibia (farmers have eliminated the more powerful predators) and soon expand in number when reintroduced to small reserves lacking larger predators. (Full text)
Lions and Spotted Hyena are often engaged in a power struggle, with male lion sometimes going out of their way to attack and kill clan matriarchs and the hyenas being major predators of lion cubs. (Full text)