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The observation of the hyena is the first record of the oft-misunderstood mammal in Egypt in 5,000 years. Two other hyena species — the striped hyena and the aardwolf — can be found in Egypt.

Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) live across much of sub-Saharan Africa, but the species went extinct in what is now Egypt 5,000 years ago, when a changing climate made the region too dry for ...

More information: Abdullah Nagy et al, First record of the spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta in Egypt during the past 5,000 years, Mammalia (2024). DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0031 ...

This carnivore turned up in Egypt after vanishing 5,000 years ago When Abdullah Nagy, a zoologist at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, received a video of the hunt from a colleague who was in the ...

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Scientists have reported a Spotted hyena sighting in southeastern Egypt, which would be the first time this has happened in 5,000 years. Credit: Hans De Bisschop – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr.

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Scientists are in disbelief following the reported sighting of a spotted hyena in southeastern Egypt, which is said to be the first encounter of the animal in the country in around 5,000 years. The ...

A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been documented in Egypt for the first time in over 5,000 years. This lone individual was caught and killed by locals in the Elba Protected Area, a remote region ...