Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) mother and cub bonding at den entry in Kruger National park, South Africa

crocuta crocuta natural area mozambique adult female family tenderness burrow overview scavenger botswana swaziland zimbabwe kruger national park look crocuta hyaena speckled hyena crocuta crocuta den three quarter shot immature biosphere reserve wheedle pair one on one mpumalanga province national park transborder park game reserve march month nobody great limpopo transfrontier park nature natural areas ecosystem ecosystems adults females families affection good looking cute tenderly caress caresses tendernesses burrows overviews global sight global sights full length scavengers looked looking speckled hyenas spotted hyena spotted hyenas dens three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length immatures biosphere reserves cuddle cuddles cuddling wheedling cajole cajoling enticer enticers duet pairs duets 2 two face to face east transvaal mpumalanga national parks sensitive natural areas transnational park transnational parks transborder parks transfrontier park transfrontier parks least concern species wildlife reserve with nobody naturalness area southern africa africa stage of development individual emotion animal construction necrophage diet pattern species limpopo province south africa hyaenidae carnivora mammalia cynodontia therapsida eupelycosauria synapsida tetrapoda tetrapodomorpha rhipidistia sarcopterygii euteleostomi gnathostomata vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota hyena carnivoran mammal therapsid synapsid vertebrate chordate wild animal animal young environment protection environment management biodiversity management iucn red list of threatened species