Claudius Aelianus
Claudius Aelianus (aka Aelian) in his book "On the Characteristics of Animals" (VII.22) specifically links the hyena and corocotta and mentions the creature's fabled ability to mimic human speech Porphyry in his book "On Abstinence from Animal Food" (III.4), writes that "the Indian hyaena, which the natives call crocotta, speaks in a manner so human, and this without a teacher, as to go to houses, and call that person whom he knows he can easily vanquish."