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Brown Hyena or Strandwolf (Parahyaena brunnea)
Brown Hyena or Strandwolf (Parahyaena brunnea)
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Brown Hyena or Strandwolf (Parahyaena brunnea)
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The brown hyena lives in the Sothern parts of the African continent, it's a medium sized carnivore, the size difference between the sexes are not very noticeable, but the males are a little bigger than females the males typically weigh 40-44 kg while females weigh 37-40 kg, but a large female weighed 72 kg. The body length averages on 144 cm, witch a range of 130-160 cm. Shoulder height is 70-80 cm.
The brown hyena is a notorious scavenger, able to fend of multiple wild dogs (seems better at this than a single spotted hyena), cheetahs and even leopards in search for their kills. They will although sometimes hunt for themselves for the most part small mammals, they are becoming quite famous for killing cape fur seal pups.  *This image is copyright of its original author
 *This image is copyright of its original author Dragging a zebra kill  *This image is copyright of its original author They are quite impressive animals
Brown Hyena in competition with spotted hyenas
 *This image is copyright of its original author Chased of by a spotted Hyena  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Defending attacks from their bigger cousins.  *This image is copyright of its original author Sharing a kill with a young spotted Hyena  *This image is copyright of its original author Won the price and took the kill.
Ferocious brown Hyena fight
Brown Hyena eating a spotted hyena cub.
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I watched a documentary once where an old English werewolf incident was reevaluated. The descriptions of the werewolf, separately by two different witnesses, had fitted with that of a brown hyena. Then it was discovered that someone had, back during that time, own a menagerie. In his menagerie was a large brown hyena. Evidently, the man had trained the hyena to kill on command.
Is this story true? According to the documentary. But I believe that television is now infested with pseudo-documentaries. Therefore, we will never know for sure. 
From AfriCat Namibia:
Brown hyaenas are non-seasonal breeders. The gestation period is 90 days and the average litter size is 3 cubs. Cubs are born in a separate den and the mothers move them to a communal den when they are 3 months old. They are born blind; their eyes start to open at 8 days and are fully open by 14 days. Ears become erect at 28 days. Cubs begin to eat meat at 3 months but continue to nurse until 10 months old and are fully weaned at 15 months. Due to increased camera trapping techniques, our AfriCat research team is picking up more & more Brown Hyaena activity. They are frequently seen by our Okonjima Lodge guides, whilst out on afternoon drives with clients. #AfriCat #Namibia #wildlifeconservation #research #brownhyaena www.africat.org © Karen Codling  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: therealthings.com Photography - Stories by Marcus Antonius Braun
"A rare visitor" One of the animals on my list for the Kalahari was the Brown Hyena. It is currently the rarest species of hyena (according to Wikipedia). In the Kalahari, 80% of a brown hyena's activity time is spent at night, so imagine seeing one in daylight makes a sighting like this pretty special. The global population of brown hyena is estimated at less than 10,000 individuals. (compared to the Spotted 'common' hyena that number is pretty low which is estimated between 27,000 and 47,000 individuals). © Marcus Antonius Braun  *This image is copyright of its original author
From AfriCat Namibia:
Another species we here at #AfriCat | Okonjima are seeing more and more of. The incredibly shy, Brown Hyaena. Known to be fully nocturnal, with the odd chance of appearance late afternoon & early mornings, these inquisitive scavengers are being spotted more frequently during the middle of the day in the Okonjima Nature Reserve. #Namibia #wildlifeconservation #brownhyaena #wildlifephotography www.africat.org © Andrea Baumgartner  *This image is copyright of its original author
3 year old boerboel attacked and eaten by brown hyena.
Butch se oorskot nadat hy glo deur 'n bruin hiëna aangeval is. ‘n Familie se geliefde driejaaroue boerboel is die afgelope naweek glo deur ‘n hiëna aangeval en gevreet. Die voorval het op ‘n plaas in Holfontein naby Brandvlei plaasgevind. https://randfonteinherald.co.za/242896/h...doodgebyt/  *This image is copyright of its original author
 
Camera traps vs radio tags in brown hyenas
https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/rse2.175
Co-occurrence of high densities of brown hyena and spotted hyena in central Tuli, Botswana
Abstract Large carnivore populations are declining worldwide due to anthropogenic causes such as habitat loss and human expansion into wild areas. Competition between large carnivores can exacerbate this decline. While brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea and spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta belong to the same family, they are rarely found in the same area or co-occur at low densities as spotted hyena are known to exclude brown hyena. In Central Tuli, Botswana, however, brown hyena and spotted hyena are both found at high densities. We undertook a camera trap survey in this area to estimate the densities of both species, and to examine temporal overlap and co-detection patterns of brown and spotted hyena. Estimated population densities based on spatial capture–recapture models were 10.5 ± 1.9/100 km2 for brown hyena and 14.9 ± 2.2/100 km2 for spotted hyena. These population densities are among the highest reported estimates in southern Africa. Strong temporal overlap was found between brown and spotted hyena, while there was no decrease in detection rate of brown hyena at camera sites where spotted hyena were also detected, which indicates that both hyena species did not tend to avoid encounters. Although both species compete for the same prey, we suggest as possible explanations that prey densities are high and that competition does not significantly negatively impact brown hyena, because brown hyena is a scavenger whereas spotted hyena scavenge and kill prey. With the found high densities of both carnivores, this study adds to the known variation in composition of existing large carnivore communities and suggests testable explanations for these densities. |
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