Brown hyaena

The brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea), also called strandwolf, is a species of hyaena. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Africa.

It is the rarest species of hyaena.Chapter 4: Rich Man's Table from David MacDonald’s The Velvet Claw BBC books, 1992 The largest remaining brown hyaena population is in the southern Kalahari Desert and coastal areas in Southwest Africa. 

The total population of brown hayaena is between 4,000 and 10,000 (IUCN). Its conservation status is 'near threatened' in the IUCN Red List.

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Category:Hyaenas
Category:Mammals of Africa