Brown Hyenas: Some Facts and Photos
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Note: these photos courtesy of Dr. M.G.L. Mills. Please do not copy them without his permission.
BROWN HYENA
Scientific name: Hyena brunnea
Afrikaans name: Strandjut or Strandwolf ...
Brown hyenas avoid areas dominated by spotted hyenas?
They frequent commercial farmland around the Suikerbosrand Reserve, 20 minutes drive from Johannesburg CBD, usually unnoticed at night in urban trash dumps.
Brown Hyena (H. brunnea) Â- Striped Hyena (H. hyaena)
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Aardwolf (P. cristatus) ...
The smaller, and even shyer brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) occurs only in southern Africa. Different from most other animals, female spotted hyenas are dominant over the males and outweigh them by about 3 pounds.
Members of this family usually have bushy tails, rounded ears, and three of the four species have spots or stripes (the brown hyena is the exception.) The most striking feature in members of this family is the difference between their long front ...
The striped hyena, the brown hyena and the aardwolf all have a striped mane on the top of the hyenas neck that stands up when the hyena is frightened.
The spotted hyena is the largest species of hyena. The other species are the brown hyena and the striped hyena.
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Female hyenas possess similar looking reproductive organs to males therefore accurate sexing can be difficult.
There are many subspecies of hyenas, including the spotted hyena, the brown hyena, the striped hyena, and the aardwolf. The scientific name of the hyena is Crocuta crocuta.
The pelt can be light to dark-brown on brown hyenas, while the color can be gray, sometimes nearly white on striped hyenas Aardwolves have a warm, sand-colored coat, ...
Nile crocodile, white rhino, black wildebeest, spotted and brown hyena, serval, elephant, Sharpe's grysbok, reedbuck, Cape fox.
Questions and answers ...
The striped hyena is smaller, and the closely related brown hyena or strand wolf (very rare) are shire and more solitary.
South African fur seals are preyed on by sharks and orca (killer whales). Pups on the mainland are also taken by the black-backed jackal and brown hyena. In Australia, the main predators are great white sharks and orca.
Life History ...
Of the three species of hyena in Africa, only the spotted hyena and the shy and much rarer, striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) are found in East Africa. The smaller, and even shyer brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) occurs only in southern Africa.
brachyurus, found in wooded areas of central South America, is not a true wolf, although it is a canine (member of the dog family). It has extremely long, stiltlike legs and an erectile mane on the neck. Strand wolf is a name for the brown hyena (not ...
The brown hyena (H. brunnea) is South African, ranging to Angola on the west and Kilimanjaro on the east. In size it resembles the striped hyena, but differs in appearance, owing to the fringe of long hair covering the neck and fore part of the back.
 See also: Hyena, Striped hyena, Spotted hyena, Mongoose, Civet
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