웃는하이에나라고도 알려진 점박이하이에나(Crocuta crocuta)는 사하라 이남 아프리카에 자생합니다. 그들은 열대 우림이나 사막을 제외한 대부분의 환경에서 사는 다재다능한 포식자로, 강한 앞다리와 근육이 잘 발달된 목, 비교적 약한 뒷다리로 인한 독특한 생김새를 지녔습니다. 그들은 머리와 주둥이가 넓고, 검은 반점이 있는 모래색 털을 지녔으며, 목부터 등 중간까지 갈기가 있습니다.
Latin Name
Crocuta crocuta
Featured
false
Slug
spotted-hyena
Site
Thumbnail
Image
Conservation Status
Animal Category
Region
Animal Facts
The spotted hyena's 'laugh' is a distress call that a hyena gives when it is being chased or attacked. Despite popular perception, spotted hyenas are formidable predators, not scavengers.
Hyenas are the only members of the order 'Carnivora' that give birth to young with open eyes and fully developed teeth.
Females are larger than males and dominate in spotted hyena society, they are hyper-masculinised; their external reproductive parts look male.
Spotted hyenas are extremely intelligent; their group cooperation and skill learning abilities are on par with chimpanzees.
Spotted hyenas have an extremely strong bite that allows them to routinely crush bone; their bite is stronger than a lion's. They can be very dangerous, in Malawi, in 1962, a pair of spotted hyenas killed 27 people.