laughing hyena

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A spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, stands in dry grass and chases away several vultures from a carcass.

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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

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Denver Zoo - Spotted Hyena
A-Z Animals - Hyena
University of Michigan Library - Deep Blue Repositories - Ontogenetic Change in Skull Morphology and Mechanical Advantage in the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) (PDF)
Cell Press - Current Biology - Spotted hyenas
White Rose Research Online - Characterization of spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta microsatellite loci (PDF)
San Diego Zoo - Spotted Hyena
Animal Diversity Web - Crocuta crocuta
Nature - A draft genome assembly of spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta
National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Social intelligence in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Conservation Society of California - Oakland Zoo - Spotted Hyena
The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings B - Long-distance vocalizations of spotted hyenas contain individual, but not group, signatures
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library - Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) Fact Sheet: Summary
Frontiers - Fitness Consequences of Innovation in Spotted Hyenas
Animal Corner - The Spotted Hyena