Spotted hyena or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) rear viewing showing ears. Kruger National Park. Mpumalanga. South Africa.

crocuta crocuta natural area adult predator alone head hair portrait back shot hair coat carnivore diet scavenger kruger national park crocuta speckled hyena crocuta crocuta ear 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 hairs portraits view from behind back view back views back sight back shots back sights haircoat hair coats carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals scavengers speckled hyenas spotted hyena spotted hyenas ears 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 morphology zoology shot livery 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 sensory system physiological system organ anatomy environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment low risk iucn iucn red list of threatened species