Brown Hyenas of the Namib Desert
In Brown Hyenas of the Namib Desert, narrator Sir David Attenborough observes a female brown hyena living in the Namib Desert. Her home is an abandoned diamond mine, where she has reared nine generations of cubs. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.
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Q: How much of Africa is made up of desert?
A: One-third of Africa is desert.
Q: Why does the brown hyena stay in the abandoned diamond mine?
A: The abandoned diamond mine provides refuge from the harsh desert climate.
Q: Why does the hyena mother have to leave her babies?
A: She needs to go in search of food for them.
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