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spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), Vultures: Egyptian vulture, red-headed vulture, cape vulture Plate XXX.
1. HYAENA CROCUTA: THE SPOTTED HYAENA. = spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
2. HYAENA FUSCA: THE FOUCOUS HYAENA. = striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
3. HYAENA VENATICA: THE WILD DOG. = African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
Title Three types of hyena and many vultures surrounding a kill on
Description
Three types of hyena and many vultures surrounding a kill on the African plains. Coloured lithograph by W C Harris.
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Keywords: W.C. Harris
Gallery: http://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0021565.html
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The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a species of hyena, currently classed as the sole member of the genus Crocuta, native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a species of hyaena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also known as African hunting dog, African painted dog, Cape hunting dog or painted wolf, is a canid native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest of its family in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon.
Vultures: Egyptian Vulture, Red-headed Vulture, cape vulture?
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