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The Cute Pup!

            The Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa. 
The spotted hyena is a highly successful animal, being the most common large carnivore in Africa. Its success is due in part to its adaptability and opportunism; it is primarily a hunter but may also scavenge, with the capacity to eat and digest skin, bone and other animal waste. In functional terms, the spotted hyena makes the most efficient use of animal matter of all African carnivores. The spotted hyena displays greater plasticity in its hunting and foraging behaviour than other African carnivores; it hunts alone, in small parties of 2-5 individuals or in large groups. During a hunt, spotted hyenas often run through ungulate herds in order to select an individual to attack. Once selected, their prey is chased over a long distance, often several kilometres, at speeds of up to 60 km/h. 

This very cute Spotted Hyena pup was sitting close to it mother eating close to their den and was captured on Photography Safari during a late evening game drive in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Narok / Ol Kiombo (show map)

Taken on: December 23, 2016

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Sets appears in: • Maasai Mara Game Reserve • Wildlife Set

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, 250mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	250mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.1 (Macintosh)
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