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spotted hyenanoun A southern African hyena which has a greyish-yellow to reddish coat with irregular dark spots, and a loud laughing call.- Crocuta crocuta, family Hyaenidae.
Like societies of many other gregarious mammals, social groups of spotted hyenas are structured by linear dominance hierarchies....- They can eat up to 40% of their body weight in a sitting, which is only equalled by the spotted hyena in South Africa.
- Back at the campsite, spotted hyenas and dassies can be seen at dusk and into the night.
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