THE SUN BEATS DOWN ON THE AFRICAN PLAINS A HERO OF GAZELLES GRAZES TOGETHER IN THE HEAT BUT THEY ARE NOT ALONE THREE SPOTTED HYENAS WANDER AMONG THEM THE HYENAS ARE HUNGRY TOO AND THE GAZELLES LOOK TASTY SUDDENLY THE HYENAS BEGIN DASHING AND DARTING THROUGH THE HERD THE GAZELLES SCATTER BUT ONE SICKLY GAZELLE CAN T MOVE FAST ENOUGH THE HYENAS CIRCLE IT SNAPPING THEIR POWERFUL JAWS THEY PULL THE GAZELLE DOWN BEFORE IT EVEN HITS THE GROUND THE HYENAS BEGIN TO FEAST
CREATURE FEATURE NAME Spotted hyena NICKNAMES Laughing hyena bone crusher CLASS Mammalia SIZE 30 to 31 inches 76 to 81 cm tall 34 to 59 inches 86 to 150 cm long WEIGHT 88 to 190 pounds 40 to 86 kg COLORATION Yellow gray with black or brown spots LIFE SPAN 20 to 25 years MONSTROUS CHARACTERISTICS Odd sounds Bone crushing jaws Uneven limbs Super speed Massive appetite
EUROPE NORTH AMERICA ASIA ATLANTIC OCEAN AFRICA Spotted Hyena Range MAP KEY INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN Range Africa south of the Sahara Desert FUN FACT There are four types of hyena They are spotted hyena striped hyena brown hyena and aardwolf The spotted hyena is the largest of the four Diet Wildebeest zebras Cape buffalo gazelles impalas warthogs snakes ground birds rabbits porcupines and more
