The brown hyena lives in deserts and has known to survive in these hot harsh climates. It has a dark brown coat that's long and rough that sometimes bears instinct stripes, working as isolation from the cold nights in the desert. It has a few stripes on the hind legs and a grayish mane down the middle of its back. The neck and shoulders are almost white. They have a broad, short, black muzzle, pointy ears, raised hunch back, low set hindquarters, and thin legs. .
There are only thirty-four teeth in its mouth but the hyenas jaw is extremely powerful and completely capable of crushing bones. The brown hyena can weigh from eighty-two to one hundred and five pounds and are about twenty-five to thirty-five inches high at shoulder and has a body length of about forty-three to fifty-three inches, all depending if it is male or female. It has claws that aren't used for hunting but rather to dig holes for sleeping or hiding. Their paws .
are four toed; the nails blunt but quiet durable. The arid savanna areas of the southern part of Africa are home to the brown hyena. It can be found in dry open plains and in dry tree covered savannas. It spends most of the day in shelters dug out of the ground among the rocks. This range includes South Africa, Zimbabwe, Angola, southern Mozambique, Botswana, and Namibia. .
The brown hyena eats fruits, veggies, marine life, insects, birds, antelopes, zebra, and even carrion in the rainy season. They mostly eat fruits and vegetables in the dry season, mostly melons. They carry extra food back to the .
den to feed their cubs. The brown hyenas long-haired mane stands erect in situations of stress and conflict. Such threat displays are intended to frightened attackers into thinking they are facing a larger animal. They form small clans to defend there dens and hunting territories. Their behavior, including dominance, helps keep harmony .
with hyena clans. A typical clan has a dominant female and male, three or four subordinate males, four to six adult females, and their offspring.
