Brown hyena
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The brown hyena, also called the strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, western Eswatini, and South Africa. It is the only ex
A skull at the National Museum of Natural History, National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Brown hyena stealing springbok kill from cheetahs to be cached nearby
Brown hyena with food in mouth
Pachycrocuta
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Pachycrocuta is an extinct genus of hyena. The largest and most well-researched species is Pachycrocuta brevirostris, colloquially known as the giant short-faced hyena as it stood about 90–100 cm at t
Skull illustration from 1893
Partial skull and lower jaws
Reconstruction