spotted hyena, laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) Crocuta crocuta
Date 1910
Source The book of the animal kingdom Westell, William Percival, 1874-1937
Author W S Berridge
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The spotted hyena or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is a species of hyena, currently classed as the sole member of the genus Crocuta, native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Its current distribution is patchy in many places, especially in West Africa. There is a continuous distribution over large areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia and the Transvaal Lowveld areas of South Africa.