SPOTTED HYENA SKULL CROCUTA CROCUTA RARE For Sale

Cranium of the carnivore Crocuta Crocuta, the spotted hyena.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. It is listed as being of least concern by the IUCN due to its widespread range and large numbers estimated between 27,000 and 47,000. From an old collection Jonas Bros. New York.