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Transcription
(Collected)
(Skull only)
Brown Hyena
Genus species - Hyæna brunnea
Subfam - Hyaeninae
Family - Hyaenidae
Superfam - Feloidon
Suborder - FISSIPEDA
Order - CARNIVORA
Ex. Spec - KM-14947 -> 16 Dec. 1947,
Wildspitsberg, between Queenstown and
Sterkstrom, C.P. 1195, 240, 210, 160.
Description
Head - Dark brown above and below
streaked with a lighter brown. Ears
light brown.
Body - Brown, (dark) above and below
long shaggy coarse hair base of
hairs light brown, tips dark brown,
belly part with light brown hair.
Feet and legs - Fore legs dark brown to
black, lighter underneath, 4 toes with thick
short black claws & 5th metacarpal on side
of foot.
Hindlegs - Dark brown, rather spotted,
pads black claws black 4 toes.
Tail - Short with long dark brown
shaggy hair.