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Fig. 204.—Spotted Hyaena. Crocuta maculata. × 1⁄12.
The genera Hyaena and Crocuta, the Striped and Spotted Hyaena respectively, are African and Asiatic in range, Crocuta being limited to South Africa. There is neither hallux nor pollex.
Fig. 205.—Striped Hyaena. Hyaena striata. × 1⁄12.
The Hyaenas, stigmatised by Sir Samuel Baker as "low-caste creatures," are mainly carrion feeders. Much Arab superstition is associated with them. Certain peculiarities in the structure
