One of the 3 hyaenas on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Hyaenidae
Crocuta crocuta
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It lives in matriarchal clans of up to 130 animals in which every female outranks every male. It is an active hunter: 95% of what it eats it catches itself, rather than scavenging.
Weight
45 kg – 86 kg
Size
95 cm – 1.7 m
Life expectancy
22 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Hierarchical pack
Lives in an organised hierarchical group, typical of cooperative hunters.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
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Sources consulted: Dimensions.com; Animal Diversity Web; National Geographic Kids; JungleDragon; Animalia.bio; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Oxford Academic (age estimation dispersal study); UCSD Perinatal Discovery
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 35.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
