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Hyena.
How brown hyenas survive in the Namib Desert
spotted hyena selective feeding
Discover how scavengers prevent illnesses caused by microbes and other pathogens that inhabit the carcasses they consume
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How brown hyenas survive in the Namib Desert
Overview of the brown hyena.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Discover how scavengers prevent illnesses caused by microbes and other pathogens that inhabit the carcasses they consume
The strategies that scavengers, such as vultures, burying beetles, and spotted hyenas,...
Video: © MinuteEarth (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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Hyena.
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spotted hyena
Spotted, or laughing, hyena (Crocuta crocuta).
Emmanuel FAIVRE
selective feeding
A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), a selective scavenger feeder, chasing...
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