Picture of Brown Hyena spoor
Predator Conservation Trust: Brown Hyena information
In the Namib desert, the low number of other predators
means there is little carrion for them to scavenge off inland but there is
usually plenty of food washed up on the coast such as dead seal pups, whales or
birds. The Brown Hyenas on the coast will often prey
on seal pups at the cape fur seal breeding colonies, particularly when the
colonies are filled with young (and helpless) pups, but will eat anything
edible they find, including dead seals or birds that have been washed ashore.
Unlike Spotted Hyena, Brown Hyena will rarely drive other predators from a kill.
Brown Hyena generally hunt for food by themselves, and cover large distances,
travelling up to 40km in a single night.
Brown Hyena are nocturnal and are active for up to 80% of the night.
SPOOR
Brown Hyena spoor - front and back paws.
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