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   [ Record 20 of 1907 ]   
MammalMAP:   1980
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2531BA
Observer:   Pienaar-Oelsen Y
Date of record:   2007-07-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   A very old sighting. A small group of Spotted Hyaenas was eating what was left of a Lioness carcass. One can still see the head in tact.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   197740
Species name:   Crocuta crocuta
Common name:   Spotted Hyaena -- Spotted Hyena
Family:   Hyaenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Spotted Hyaenas / Crocuta crocuta with Lioness/ Panthera leo
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-1980
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1980 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2012-04-23 07:21:05
Species name:   Crocuta crocuta -- Spotted Hyaena; Spotted Hyena
Species code:   197740

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