Carnivores
Spotted hyenas are successful hunters
Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) occur throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Exceptions are Central- and West African rainforests and Southern grassland biomes and further beyond south. The density of a hyena population in suitable habitat depends significantly on the density of the lion…
Spotted beauties: Leopards in Southern Africa
Leopards (Panthera pardus) got a wide distribution range in Sub-Saharan Africa, which however gets more and more fragmented due to human activities and habitation. In the Southern African region, within the Republic of South Africa only about 20% of land…
Lion behavior – so different by day and night
General behavior of lions African Lions (Panthera leo) are sometimes overrated in its danger for people hiking in Big-5 game areas. Lion behavior is such that they normally sleep and rest for 20 hours a day just to replenish their…