Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta · Mammal
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Spotted hyenas live in clans ruled by their females across the open savanna, acacia bush, semi-desert and mountain forests of Africa south of the Sahara, up to 4,000 metres in Ethiopia. They hunt as much as they scavenge, take livestock, and have killed people, above all the sick and the sleeping during epidemics. Healers in several countries use their tails, paws and other parts in medicine and charms.
- Danger
- Can wound or kill
- How it is met
- In packs, by night
- Size
- Medium
- In winter
- Active in winter
Hear it
Where it lives
Tropical Dry Forest, Savanna, Hot Desert
Gives
Spotted Hyena Tail, Spotted Hyena Paw
Stat blocks (D&D 5e)
Hyena
Medium Beast, Unaligned
AC 11 · Initiative +1 (11)
HP 5 (1d8 + 1)
Speed 50 ft.
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 (+0), save +0 | 13 (+1), save +1 | 12 (+1), save +1 | 2 (−4), save −4 | 12 (+1), save +1 | 5 (−3), save −3 |
Skills Perception +3
Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception 13
Languages None
CR 0 (XP 10; PB +2)
Traits
Pack Tactics. The hyena has Advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the hyena’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and the ally doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition.
Actions
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +2, reach 5 ft. Hit: 3 (1d6) Piercing damage.
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Sources
- Jason Law, Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyena). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2004.
- Wikipedia contributors, Spotted hyena. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2026.
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