Brown Hyena or Strandwolf (Parahyaena brunnea)

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Images from Hyena Nights & Kalahari Days by Dr. Gus Mills

"Four members of the brown hyena Kwang Clan share the remains of a gemsbok carcass - a rare sighting of brown hyenas feeding together."

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"A brown hyena carries the remains of a springbok killed by cheetahs back to the den to feed the cubs."

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"Ostrich eggs are highly prized food items for brown hyenas. Here the old female Cicely hit the jackpot and found a nest with 26 eggs."

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"Brown hyena cubs are exact replicas of the adults. Usually only a single litter raised at a den in the Kalahari."

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