Crocuta crocuta
E684846
Crocuta crocuta is the spotted hyena, a large, highly social African carnivore known for its powerful jaws, matriarchal clans, and distinctive vocalizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crocuta crocuta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7716541 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Crocuta crocuta Context triple: [Hyaenidae, includesTaxon, Crocuta crocuta]
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Hyaena
Hyaena is a 1984 studio album by British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and the brief tenure of guitarist Robert Smith of The Cure.
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Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
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C.
Syncerus caffer
Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
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D.
Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a rare, slender canid found only in the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia, known as one of the world’s most endangered and specialized wolf species.
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E.
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii, commonly known as Verreaux's eagle or the black eagle, is a large, predominantly black bird of prey native to mountainous and rocky regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crocuta crocuta Target entity description: Crocuta crocuta is the spotted hyena, a large, highly social African carnivore known for its powerful jaws, matriarchal clans, and distinctive vocalizations.
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A.
Hyaena
Hyaena is a 1984 studio album by British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and the brief tenure of guitarist Robert Smith of The Cure.
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B.
Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus is a highly social, endangered African canid known for its mottled coat, cooperative hunting, and complex pack structure.
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C.
Syncerus caffer
Syncerus caffer, commonly known as the African buffalo, is a large, robust bovine native to sub-Saharan Africa and noted for its formidable horns and unpredictable temperament.
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D.
Ethiopian wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is a rare, slender canid found only in the high-altitude regions of Ethiopia, known as one of the world’s most endangered and specialized wolf species.
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E.
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila verreauxii, commonly known as Verreaux's eagle or the black eagle, is a large, predominantly black bird of prey native to mountainous and rocky regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivore
ⓘ
hyena ⓘ mammal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ |
| binomialName | Crocuta crocuta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biteForce | very strong relative to body size ⓘ |
| bodyMassFemale | larger than male ⓘ |
| bodyShape | sloping back with forequarters higher than hindquarters ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatPattern | spotted ⓘ |
| commonName |
laughing hyena
ⓘ
spotted hyena ⓘ |
| communication |
olfactory
ⓘ
visual ⓘ vocal ⓘ |
| competition |
competes with African wild dogs
ⓘ
competes with lions ⓘ |
| dentition | powerful jaws and teeth ⓘ |
| describedBy | Erxleben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1777 ⓘ |
| diet |
active predator
ⓘ
carnivorous ⓘ scavenger ⓘ |
| dominance | females dominant over males ⓘ |
| family | Hyaenidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
cooperative hunting
ⓘ
opportunistic scavenging ⓘ |
| genus | Crocuta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 110 days ⓘ |
| groupSize | up to 80 individuals ⓘ |
| habitat |
grassland
ⓘ
open woodland ⓘ savanna ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ |
| historicalRange |
once extended into Eurasia
ⓘ
once extended into North Africa ⓘ |
| iucnStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanCaptivity | over 20 years ⓘ |
| lifespanWild | up to about 20 years ⓘ |
| litterSize | usually 1 to 3 cubs ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| prey |
antelope
ⓘ
buffalo calves ⓘ wildebeest ⓘ zebra ⓘ |
| rangeBehavior | defends clan territories ⓘ |
| reproductiveSystem | polygynandrous ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem |
apex predator
ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females larger than males ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan ⓘ |
| socialSystem | matriarchal ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| territorial | true ⓘ |
| vocalization |
giggle
ⓘ
growl ⓘ laugh-like calls ⓘ whoop call ⓘ |
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Subject: Crocuta crocuta Description of subject: Crocuta crocuta is the spotted hyena, a large, highly social African carnivore known for its powerful jaws, matriarchal clans, and distinctive vocalizations.
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