Excerpt(s) from the book Namibian Wildlife - an alternative guide for the traveller on safari.

There are estimated to be around 400 spotted hyenas in Etosha. A group being studied there had a territory of around 160 km2 in the dry season when game was plentiful around the waterholes. In the wet season when the game density reduces considerably (since the animals can get water anywhere) the hyena’s group territory doubled in size to compensate."

"The clans (groups to you and me) in the east of the park have more members than the clans in the middle of the park. By looking at the pattern of spots on an Etosha hyena researchers can tell which part of the park the hyena comes from."

© 2004 Sean Nicholson