Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult and young, resting on the ground at the entrance of the den, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya

crocuta crocuta natural reserve natural area savanna adult young family lie down rest tenderness profile shot overview day carnivore diet masai mara national reserve crocuta speckled hyena crocuta crocuta wheedle pair national park least concern iucn lc august nobody nature reserves nature reserve nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems savannas adults smalls juveniles babies youngs juvenile baby youngster families going to bed lengthened stretched out lengthen lengthening bedtime stretching out stretch out go to bed laying down siestas resting siesta rested restful make the siesta making the siesta being lazy be lazy affection good looking cute tenderly caress caresses tendernesses profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length days daytime carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals masai mara nature reserve masai mara game reserve maasai mara masai mara speckled hyenas spotted hyena spotted hyenas cuddle cuddles cuddling wheedling cajole cajoling enticer enticers duet pairs duets 2 two national parks sensitive natural areas least concern species with nobody environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment naturalness area low formation stage of development individual enumeration posture behavior emotion shot atmosphere ambiance diet pattern species rift valley province kenya east africa africa hyaenidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota hyena carnivoran mammal wild animal animal low risk iucn lr iucn red list of threatened species