{"id":92462,"date":"2026-03-13T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=92462"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:44:49","slug":"spotted-hyena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/spotted-hyena\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotted Hyena"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Spotted Hyena Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a new study the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has emerged as an unlikely \u2018eco-warrior\u2019 in Ethiopia\u2019s second-largest city Mekelle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Spotted Hyena<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>called the laughing hyena.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a strong and capable hunter and the <\/span><b>largest member of the hyena family.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It looks like a dog but is closer related to cats, civets, and genes.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is physically distinguished from other species by its vaguely bear-like build, rounded ears, less prominent mane, spotted pelt, more dual-purposed dentition, fewer nipples, and pseudo-penis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits savannas<\/span><b>, open and dense dry woodland, grasslands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mountains, tropical rainforests, semi-deserts, and coastal areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly found throughout <\/span><b>sub-Saharan Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Angola, Namibia, and parts of South Africa),<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Spotted Hyena<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have <\/span><b>excellent night vision<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, being mostly <\/span><b>nocturnal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hunting at night, and sleeping or staying near their den in the daytime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have a <\/span><b>matriarchal social order<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of related individuals that are called clans. One alpha female leads the clan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These animals <\/span><b>mark their territory by scratching<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the ground and with an <\/span><b>oily substance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that they secrete from their anal glands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 These are <\/span><b>carnivorous animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that hunt and scavenge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only placental mammalian species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where females have a pseudo-penis and lack an external vaginal opening.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation status: IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/the-spotted-hyenas-of-mekelle-meet-the-accidental-eco-warriors-of-ethiopias-second-largest-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotted Hyena is a strong and capable hunter and the largest member of the hyena family. 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