HY/ENA^. 
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Bytena crocuta ( 508 ), the Spotted Hy?ena of South Africa. They 
are of about the size of a large Wolf, of cowardly and nocturnal 
rig’. 23. 
r, canine ; i, incisors. 
habits, feeding for the most part on carrion, and rarely attacking 
animals which are able to defend themselves. They have four 
toes on each foot, non-retractile claws, and a rather short, hairy 
Fig. 24. 
Skull of the Striped Hytena {Ilycena striata), 
c, canine : incisors ; pm, premolars ; m, molars. 
tail. Hyrenas are specially characterized by the enormous power 
of their teeth and jaws and the great height of the crests on the 
skull for the attachment of the biting-muscles. The dental 
