Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 90. Chapters: Common Chimpanzee, Giraffe, Springbok, Bongo, Wildebeest, Spotted Hyena, List of mammals of Angola, Plains Zebra, Black Rhinoceros, Common Eland, African buffalo, African Bush Elephant, Serval, Meerkat, Black-footed Cat, Banded Mongoose, Warthog, Greater Kudu, Western Gorilla, Steenbok, Brown Hyena, Mountain Zebra, African Golden Cat, Oribi, Bushbuck, Brown fur seal, Cape Fox, Giant Sable Antelope, Waterbuck, Hartebeest, Marsh Mongoose, Gemsbok, Bat-eared Fox, Common Tsessebe, Yellow Mongoose, Lechwe, Common Duiker, African Manatee, Kewel, Kirks Dik-dik, Ground Pangolin, African Striped Weasel, Sitatunga, Roan Antelope, Klipspringer, Blue Duiker, Angolan Genet, Southern Reedbuck, Yellow-backed Duiker, Angolan Rousette, Kellens Dormouse, Angolan Vlei Rat, Angolan African Dormouse, Vernays Climbing Mouse, Heather Shrew, Blackish White-toothed 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 symbol of immorality and depravity. Skull of Crocuta cro...