Spotted hyena or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) cub with its mother. Cubs are born dark brown and when they are 2 - 3 month old, change to the adult coloration. Mpumalanga. South Africa.

crocuta crocuta natural area adult female young predator family portrait overview chestnut colour carnivore diet scavenger kruger national park speckled hyena crocuta crocuta three quarter shot biosphere reserve juvenile livery pair mpumalanga province national park transborder park least concern iucn game reserve november great limpopo transfrontier park nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems adults females smalls juveniles babies youngs juvenile baby youngster predators predatory families portraits overviews global sight global sights full length chestnuts colour carnivorous animal carnivores diet carnivorous animals meat eating animal meat eating animals scavengers speckled hyenas spotted hyena spotted hyenas three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length biosphere reserves juvenile plumage juvenile coat juvenile coats juvenile plumages juvenile liveries duet pairs duets 2 two 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 shot colour diet pattern necrophage limpopo province south africa southern africa africa hyena carnivoran mammal wild animal animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment livery morphology zoology morphology organism low risk iucn iucn red list of threatened species