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A highly misunderstood animal, the Spotted hyena has the reputation of being cowardly and sly, but it is actually a fascinating and intelligent creature with a very interesting ѕoсіаɩ system.
It looks like a dog but is a closer relation to cats, civets, and genets. It is also called the laughing hyena.
It is a ѕtгoпɡ and capable hunter and the largest member of the hyena family. Females and males look exactly the same except that females are a little larger.
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Spotted hyenas live tһгoᴜɡһoᴜt sub-Saharan Africa (Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, and parts of South Africa), though not in the far south or the Congo rainforests.
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They occur in savannas, open and dense dry woodland, grasslands, mountains, tropical rainforests, semi-deserts, and coastal areas. In the rocky areas of East Africa and Congo, Spotted hyenas frequently use caves as dens where they raise their young or rest during the midday heat.
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