Hyenas :: Mammals

Animals of Africa - Hyenas - Excerpted from the illustrated book Animals of Africa.

Digimorph - Crocuta crocuta (Spotted Hyena) - Digital Morphology account of the spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, featuring CT-generated animations of the skull and commentary by Dr. Pamela Owen.
Meta Description: [ Digital Morphology account of the spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, featuring CT-generated animations of the skull and commentary by Dr. Pamela Owen ]

Female Hyenas and Male Hormones, A Strange Combination - Article on the masculinized female spotted hyena, and how this strange anatomy both helps and hinders her ability to raise cubs.

Hyaenidae - Anatomy, behavior and taxonomy of hyenas, from the Animal Diversity Web on the University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology site. Has links to pages for each individual species of hyaenid.

Hyena Pages - Facts and photos of spotted and brown hyenas, and aardwolves. Also features information about evolution and folklore.
Meta Description: [ An information Website on hyenas, with facts and photos for spotted hyenas, brown hyenas and aardwolves, as well as pages on hyena evolution and folklore. ]

Hyenas - A hyena photo gallery and some limited information.

Laughing Hyena Den - The Spotted Hyena Centre - Guide to behavior, biology, and relations with other species, plus pictures and conservation information.

Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) - Physical appearance, distribution, behavior, diet, and breeding of this species. Includes a photo.

StripedHyena.com - Information, art, and other things concerning Pallas' cats and striped hyenas.

The Hyena Webring - A webring devoted to consolidating web information about hyenas.
Meta Description: [ A collection of websites about Hyenas. ]

Ultimate Field Guide: Spotted Hyena - Crocuta crocuta - Information about appearance, tracks, dung, and behavior.

Walker's Mammals of the World Online: Hyaenidae - Description, taxonomy and a little evolutionary history of the hyena family. Links lead to individual pages for the three living genera of hyenas.