Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 81. Chapters: Giraffe, Bongo, Wildebeest, Aardwolf, Spotted Hyena, White Rhinoceros, Plains Zebra, Lycaon pictus, Black-backed Jackal, Grevy's Zebra, Black Rhinoceros, African buffalo, African Bush Elephant, Serval, Blue Wildebeest, Banded Mongoose, Warthog, Thomson's Gazelle, Grant's Gazelle, Greater Kudu, Dik-dik, Steenbok, Bushbuck, Tachyoryctes rex, Tree Pangolin, Asian House Shrew, Side-striped Jackal, Rothschild giraffe, Waterbuck, Tana River Red Colobus, Hartebeest, Sable Antelope, Bat-eared Fox, Common Duiker, Kirk's Dik-dik, Ground Pangolin, African Striped Weasel, Roan Antelope, Klipspringer, Lesser Kudu, Masai Giraffe, Yellow-backed Duiker, Kenyan African Mole Rat, Audacious Mole Rat, Embi Mole Rat, Naivasha Mole Rat, Mianzini Mole Rat, Storey's African Mole Rat, Aberdare Mole Shrew, Smoky White-toothed Shrew, Rainey's Shrew, Ultimate Shrew, Mount Kenya Mole Shrew, African Long-Fingered Bat, Nyiro Shrew. Excerpt: The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) also known as laughing hyena, is a carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which it is the largest extant member. Though the species' prehistoric range included Eurasia extending from Atlantic Europe to China, it now only occurs in all of Africa south of the Sahara save for the Congo Basin. Spotted hyenas live in large matriarchal communities called clans, which can consist of up to 80 individuals. Though often mislabeled as cowardly scavengers, spotted hyenas derive the majority of their nourishment by hunting medium sized ungulates, and frequently clash with lions over food and territory. They are highly intelligent among the carnivora, with studies indicating that their social intelligence is on par with some primate species. The spotted hyena features prominently in African mythology and folklore, where its portrayal varies from being a bringer of light, to a symb...