Hyena
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Hyenas or hyaenas are feliform carnivoran mammals belonging to the family Hyaenidae. With just four extant species, it is the fifth-smallest family in the order Carnivora and one of the smallest in th
Aardwolf, smallest member of the hyena family, skeleton (Museum of Osteology)
Skull of Ictitherium viverrinum, one of the "dog-like" hyenas. American Museum of Natural History
Skeletons of a striped hyena (left) and a spotted hyena (right), two species of the "bone-crushing" hyenas
Spotted hyena
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The spotted hyena, also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as being of least
Pair of spotted hyenas at White River, Mpumalanga. Note the great degree of individual variation in fur colour, which was once used as a basis for separating the species into various subspecies.
Close-up of a female hyena, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Spotted hyena walking in profile, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia