Side View of a Brown Hyena's skull
Side View of a Brown Hyena's skull
Predator Conservation Trust: Brown Hyena information
DESCRIPTION
Brown Hyenas are smaller than spotted Hyenas at around 40kg when adult. There
is little difference in size between the male and female. The average shoulder
height is 75cm. Brown Hyenas are distinct with strong and long front legs and
the back slopping down to fairly weak hind legs. They have long, shaggy coats
with coarse hair up to 25cm long,
and which are brown or black apart from around the neck and shoulders which is
white. Their undersides are a lighter colour and they have white stripes on
their front and back feet and legs. Their ears are long and pointed.
Brown Hyena are fairly solitary animal and mainly active at night. They have an
excellent sense of smell which assists them in finding carrion. They have very
powerful jaws and large strong teeth for crunching through bone which can be
seen in the photographs below. Males
are slightly larger than females with the average weights being 40.2 Kg for
males and 37.7 Kg for females.
Side view of a Brown Hyena's skull.
Photo: Ingrid Wiesel
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