Spotted Hyaena


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Vital Statistics


Latin Name : Crocuta Crocuta
Weight (Female) : 56 - 80 kg
Weight (Male) : 46 - 79 kg
Length (Female) : 1,5 m
Length (Male) : 1,5 m
Gestation Period : 3,5 months
No of Young : 2 (1 - 4)
Sexual Maturity : 2 - 3 years
Birth Weight : 1,5 kg
Order : Carnivora
Family : Hyaenidae
Running Speed : 60 km/h
Breeding : 1 - 4 young are born anytime during the year (with a peak in late summer) after a gestation period of ± 3 months.

Description

Has 4 toes on the fore- and hind-feet, each with a short, heavy claw. The heavy built of the forequarters is reflected in size of the front feet, which are larger than the hind. The adult Spotted Hyaena is larger than the adult Brown Hyaena.

Spoor Description

Has 4 toes on the fore- and hind-feet, each with a short, heavy claw. The heavy built of the forequarters is reflected in size of the front feet, which are larger than the hind. The adult Spotted Hyaena is larger than the adult Brown Hyaena.


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