spotted hyena, laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) Spotted Hyena
Date 1910.
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Author William Percival Westell
Full title The book of the animal kingdom. Mammals, by W. Percival Westell, F.L.S. 14 coloured & 260 plain plates chiefly from photographs of the living animals, by W. E. Berridge, F.Z.S.
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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.