Striped hyena, 20/12/2014
Although the hyena population in the country is not particularly large, sightings of hyenas are reported from time to time, which are observed incidentally (for example while crossing a road). It is estimated that this is a result of the hyena’s way of life - its behavior, food, and the hiding places it inhabits. In other words, the hyena serves as an example of a case in which it is not possible to infer directly from incidental observations and reports alone the status of the species. However, encounters are documented only rarely in such good video and photographs, as in the following sighting:
Nadav Cnaan observed two hyenas in the Nataf - Canada Park area, and writes that about 3 months ago he saw another individual at the same place.
Attached is the video in which one of the individuals is seen in daylight. Are hyenas active during the day? Can the hyena’s age be determined? Sex?
