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

crocuta crocuta natural area adult predator alone head portrait profile shot carnivore diet scavenger kruger national park look crocuta speckled hyena crocuta crocuta biosphere reserve mpumalanga province national park transborder park least concern iucn game reserve november great limpopo transfrontier park nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems adults predators predatory single lonely only solo one lone heads portraits profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals scavengers looked looking speckled hyenas spotted hyena spotted hyenas biosphere reserves 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 enumeration general morphology morphology organism 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 low risk iucn iucn red list of threatened species