Spotted hyena or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta). Kruger National Park. Mpumalanga. South Africa.

crocuta crocuta natural area adult predator sand lie down lick profile shot overview carnivore diet scavenger kruger national park look crocuta speckled hyena crocuta crocuta biosphere reserve pair social contact mpumalanga province national park transborder park least concern iucn game reserve november great limpopo transfrontier park nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems adults predators predatory sands going to bed lengthened stretched out lengthen lengthening bedtime stretching out stretch out go to bed laying down lick itself licking itself licking licked profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals scavengers looked looking speckled hyenas spotted hyena spotted hyenas biosphere reserves duet pairs duets 2 two social contacts east transvaal mpumalanga national parks sensitive natural areas transnational park transnational parks transborder parks transfrontier park transfrontier parks least concern species wildlife reserve naturalness area stage of development individual predation relation between species species mineral matter matter substance posture behavior shot diet pattern necrophage limpopo province south africa southern africa africa hyaenidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota hyena carnivoran mammal wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment enumeration communicate social behaviour low risk iucn iucn red list of threatened species