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CHARACTERS OF HYAENAS 



The . genera Hyaena and Crocuta, the Striped and Spotted 



Fig 201 —Spotted Hjaena r',,i ii/u muailufa J~ ' 



Hyaena respectively, are African and Asiatic in range, Crocuta being 

 limited to South Africa. There is neither hallux nor pollex. 

 The Hyaenas, stigmatised by Sir Samuel Baker as ' low- 



FlG. 205. — Striped Hyaena. Ni/uchk striata, x -jV 



caste creatures," are mainly carrion feeders. Much Arab supersti- 

 tion is associated with them. Certain peculiarities in the structure 



