Spotted hyenas may kill as many as 95% of the animals they eat, while striped hyenas are largely scavengers.
Generally, hyenas are known to drive off larger predators, like lions, from their kills
Hyenas are primarily nocturnal animals, but sometimes venture from their lairs in the early-morning hours.
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- Scientific name
- Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyena)
- Weight
- 90 to 190 lb.
- Size
- 28 to 35 in. tall
- Life span
- Up to 25 years in captivity
- Habitat
- Savannas, grasslands, woodlands, forest edges, subdeserts, and mountains up to 13,000 ft
- Diet
- Carnivorous
- Gestation
- 90 to 110 days
- Predators
- Humans
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