Spotted Hyena Skull

Spotted Hyena Skull - The spotted hyena, native to central and southern Africa, is probably best known as a scavenger but will also hunts in packs. Equipped with powerful jaws, combined with their large sagital crest for muscle attachment, makes this species capable of crushing large bones, even those of elephants. Females of this species are considerably larger than males. This specimen was cast from an east African female. View Other Carnivores

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Spotted Hyena

Order: Carnivora Family: Hyaenidae

Crocuta crocuta Average Skull Length: 25cm Origin: Africa Carnivore  I 3 3 C 1 1 P 4 3 M 1 1 x 2 =34 WBC-032 Bone Clones® Replica Museum Quality: $210.00

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-Charles Darwin

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