Spotted Hyenas By Nava Ghaffari Animal Facts Diet

Spotted Hyenas By: Nava Ghaffari

Animal Facts Diet Description A Spotted Hyena is a yellowish gray color and has black spots. It has powerful jaws and good senses. It ways up to 110 -190 pounds. Spotted Hyenas can be as tall as 2 -5 feet. Spotted Hyenas are Carnivores. Spotted Hyenas eat Antelope, Zebra, Insects, Fish and scraps Lions leave behind. A pic showing your animal. Movement Spotted Hyenas run, walk and crawl. Spotted Hyenas run up to 3 miles per hour.

Habitat Map showing where your animal lives Picture showing your animal in its habitat. Savannahs and Grasslands are mostly located in Africa because Africa is the closest to the equator so their habitat is very hot. 1) Spotted Hyenas live in African Savannahs and Grasslands. 2) Spotted Hyenas in these places are because these places are hot and Spotted Hyenas have adapted to that environment. 3) Tell any adaptations your animal has to help it survive in its habitat.

Life Cycle Baby Spotted Hyenas are born through live birth and four can be born at a time. It takes 12 -18 months for the cub to develop inside the mother. Baby Spotted Hyenas start with black fur that grows lighter as they grow. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. As soon as the animal is fully grown it should have its yellowish gray fur with black spots and will start mating with other Spotted Hyenas.

Animal Interactions Spotted Hyenas protect themselves and track down prey by using strong teeth and good senses. Spotted Hyenas make weird noises when they are in trouble. The Spotted Hyena’s predator is the lion. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc. Pic of animal adaptation that allows it to protect itself A Spotted Hyena killed its prey Spotted Hyena have very few predators which are Humans and Lions and most other animals are its prey although Spotted Hyenas are the predators most of the time.

Interesting Facts The scientific name of a Spotted Hyena is “Crocuta”. A pic to accompany fact #1 A pic to accompany fact #2 What is the strongest thing it can rip? A Spotted Hyena can rip almost anything, Even metal! Teeth it is born with Spotted Hyenas are born with a full set of teeth. A pic to accompany fact #3