Spotted Hyena (Laughing Hyena),
Crocuta Crocuta
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Height: |
Male = |
34 - 35 in (84 - 89 cm) |
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Female = |
32 - 34 in (79 - 86 cm) |
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Weight:
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Male =
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147 -165 lbs (67 - 75 kg)
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Female =
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123 - 138 lbs (56 - 63 kg)
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Cool Fact:
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Although primarily known as a scavenger, the Spotted Hyena is the second-biggest and most formidable African carnivore, capable of running down and killing unaided a bull Wildebeest 3 times its own weight. Utilizes carcasses of large vertebrates more efficiently than other carnivores, which waste up to 40% of their kills. Eats everything but rumen contents and horn bosses of the biggest antelopes, even deriving nourishment from mummified carcasses. Bones, horns, hooves, even teeth are digested completely within 24 hours. | |
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