Spotted hyena

Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) / Hyène tachetée / Image by Gerhard Theron from flickr

On an early morning game drive, when we saw this young spotted hyena in the far distance. He seemed curious, and after just about a minute he started walking towards us. He was even polite enough to cross the road and relax in the better light.

The Spotted Hyena | Crocuta crocuta

The topic of “top carnivores” often comes up for discussion, and for the purpose of comparison in this article, we are looking at Africa’s land mammals, therefore excluding killing machines such as Nile crocodiles and Great White sharks. So, of the high-profile carnivores that roam the wilderness areas of Africa, which would be considered to be the most successful? Lion? Leopard? Cheetah? Painted hunting dog? Or perhaps spotted hyena?

Spotted Hyena

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Hyenas or hyaenas (from Greek "ὕαινα" — hýaina) are the animals of the family Hyaenidae / h aɪ ˈ ɛ n ɨ d iː / of the feliform suborder of the Carnivora.

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