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Spotted Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

We were lucky enough to spot a small group of spotted hyena attempting to hunt in the Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania. They were trying to separate a zebra foal from it's mother but the whole herd massed around the foal effectively corralling him in. The hyenas eventually gave up presumably because a zebra kick can kill or seriously injure even a large predator.

Habitat:

Ngorongoro crater

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Comments (2)
KarenL
Thanks Arun. It was fascinating to watch but we did breath a sigh of relief when the hyena abandoned their pursuit of the foal!
Arun
Awesome .. eye treat !!!

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Hunters & Animal Food Habits
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African Mammals in the Wild

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PublishedAugust 18, 2011

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