Although long periods may elapse between drinking, spotted hyaenas are dependent on water and will disperse after the only water source has dried up.
Although long periods may elapse between drinking, spotted hyaenas are at least somewhat dependent on water. Spotted hyaena clans have been known to disperse after the only water source in their range dried up.
• Image | © Ralf Κλενγελ, Some Rights Reserved (CC BY-NC 2.0)
• Sources | (Bohm & Höner, 2015; Tilson & Henschel, 1986)