Introducing our new Hyaena…
Category: Hyena, Uncategorized | Date: Mar 26 2008 | By: admin
Here is a photograph of one of the Hyaenas taken during our recent call-ups. It is a young animal and we think it is a male, though it can be hard to tell for sure on young animals. All our animals get an individual alphanumeric code to identify them, but we also give them names. This Hyaena is one that we have not photographed before and so I would like to ask Theresa S to name him for us, by way of thanks for your very generous support. We really do appreciate it, and it really does make a difference to us.
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6 Responses to “Introducing our new Hyaena…”
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 26 Mar 2008
Oh, thank you sooo much! Can we name him “Charlie”?
limpopocarnivores, on 26 Mar 2008
Charlie it is! Thanks for your support!
Sherri S., on 26 Mar 2008
Yeah for “Charlie”! Good name choice, Theresa! Now, can you tell us how we untutored people will be able to tell him apart from the others? What spots/stripes/other features should be the ones we look for to identify him? Which are unique?
limpopocarnivores, on 27 Mar 2008
With the Spotted Hyaenas, I have been finding that the patterns on their shoulders are very marked and obvious. The young ones are very bright, but the older animals are less clear, so the more obvious the pattern the better. With Charlie, the reasons I could instantly pick him out as an animal not currently on my files is the pattern on his right shoulder, as you see here. There is that huge spot at the front, which is in that group of spots of four underneath and two on top. We tend to look for small patterns like that, rather than at the whole coat, as it makes it much easier. The whole coat pattern is unique, but to be able to recognize one quickly, you need something particular to look for. Charlie is so bright and distinctive, he should be easy enough for people to recognize in the field, should they be lucky enough to see him.
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 27 Mar 2008
Thanks, My beloved cocker spaniel Charlie crossed over the rainbow bridge in 2006. I kiss his picture everyday, he was my baby!
limpopocarnivores, on 28 Mar 2008
Sorry to hear about that. You must miss him alot. I dread that day coming with Snoopy.
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