Sunday, 27 February 2011

ANIMAL OF THE DAY: Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

ANIMAL OF THE DAY: Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

Spotted hyenas live in large matriarchal clans (meaning it's the females in charge!) and are a carnivorous mammal found in Africa. Although widely believed to be scavengers, they are skilled hunters. Females are larger than males and possess a 'psuedo-penis' which is actually an enlarged clitorus through which they give birth.



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