Solvin Zankl / Brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) stalking fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) pup, Sperrgebiet National Park, Namibia, December. Sequence 1/8

Laurent Geslin / Brown Hyaena (Hyaena brunna) running. Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Anup Shah / Spotted hyaena predating newborn Thomson's gazelle, Serengeti NP, Tanzania {Crocuta crocuta}

Ann & Steve Toon / Brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

Suzi Eszterhas / Brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea) mother and cub at den, Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea) drinking at waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Brown Hyena (Hyaena brunnea), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea) footprints in sand, Namib desert, Namibia.

Ann & Steve Toon / Brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea) running, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, January.

Sergey Gorshkov / Brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea) resting, Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa.