Spotted Hyena (Spotted Hyaena) (Crocuta crocuta) pup, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Spotted hyena (spotted hyaena) (Crocuta crocuta) cub, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Spotted hyena (spotted hyaena) (Crocuta crocuta) nursing, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) at a zebra carcass, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) at a zebra carcass, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) with cub, Masai Mara, Kenya

Spotted hyena with cub, South Africa, Africa

Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, cub greeting adult, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

A spotted hyena and cub (Crocuta crocuta) at the den, Khwai Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) cubs, Elephant Plains, Sabi Sand, South Africa, Africa

A spotted or laughing hyena cub (Crocuta crocuta) in the Kruger National Park.

A spotted or laughing hyena (Crocuta crocuta) with her cubs at a carcass in the Kruger National Park.

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), cub, lying on the edge of a dirt road, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) baby, female adult with her cub in an intimate position at the hyena den. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) babies, the female adult animal with her cubs playing at the hyena den. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Mother And Cub Hyena At Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A spotted hyena cub, Crocuta crocuta, alert, chews a log, mouth open, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Hyena cubs, Crocuta crocuta, walk out of their den site, ears perked up in the sunlight, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

A spotted hyena mother, Crocuta crocuta, carries her cub in her mouth by its neck, looking away, cub in the foreground, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Two spotted hyena cubs, Crocuta crocuta, one sitting, one standing, looking away, at den site, black coats, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Two spotted hyena cubs, Crocuta crocuta, sit and stand outside their den, looking away, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

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.