Brown Hyena
| Common name | Scientific name | Average weight of adult male | Average length or shoulder height | Diet | How do they live | Feeding time | Gestation period | Number of young at birth |
| Hyena, brown | Hyaena brunnea | 45 kg | 80 cm | carnivorous | clans solitary feeder | night | 3 months | 1-5 cubs |
A true scavenger and the smallest of our two hyaena species. Easily distinguished from the larger spotted hyaena by it's long dark brown fur and light mane and they have pointed ears. Not successful as hunters and farmers killed these creatures in the past for stealing sheep lambs.