Wild Nature
Spotted Hyenas: powerful predators
S1 • E16 Jul 1, 2008
The Spotted Hyena is Africa's second largest carnivore and has earned a reputation as one of the bushvelds top scavengers but there's another side to this large canine that of a ferocious predator. Hyena's are in fact one of Africa's most successful hunters- built for stamina they chase their prey to exhaustion then devour it within minutes. When it comes to scavenging- they are the kings of the Bushveld clean-up crew- nothing goes to waste- their powerful jaws and stomachs of steel are able to digest all but horns and hooves.
