Hyena fact 9: All hyena species (except the aardwolf ) consume carrion. However, spotted hyenas are accomplished predators; 95% of their diet is actually from kills and not scavenged.
Pictured: Spotted hyena
Hyenas! 12 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know, Plus Photo Gallery
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
About Rhishja Cota-LarsonRhishja is the founder Annamiticus (fka Saving Rhinos), which publishes news and information about wildlife crime and endangered species. She is the Editor of the blogs Annamiticus, Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, and Project Pangolin, author of the book "Murder, Myths & Medicine", and host of "Behind the Schemes". When Rhishja is not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, she enjoys rocking out to live music.
