phoenix Zoo TRAIL CARDS

Location:
Predator Passage next to Lions & Amur Leopard
Spotted Hyena
Tamu (F) born 11/5/2002
Taziki (F) born 1/26/2008
Identifying Features:
Taziki is a little bigger, a little fluffier, and has a notch on side of left ear. She has claimed the cave, so 95% or more of the time, it is her in the cave.
Tamu has more pink on her lower lip . She generally looks more upkept with a couple cowlicks sticking up on her back. She moves more rigidly.
(see picture below or click "read more" for pictures of Taziki & Tamu)
History:
Tamu & Taziki are mother and daugher
Arrived from Busch Gardens in Tampa fall 2023 for opening of Predator Passage
More Information:
Not just scavengers; they are also accomplished hunters. A study in the Kalahari found that 70% of their diet was composed of direct kills.
Common in open, dry habitat including semi-desert, savanna, acacia bush, and mountainous forest.
Less common in dense forested habitat
Hyenas have light brown fur with dark brown spots.
The spots are darkest in younger anmals and can be almost completely absent in very old animals.
Front legs are longer than the hind legs, giving the back a slightly odd, downward slope.
Feet have four digits with short, non-retractable claws and broad toe pads.
Females are larger than males.
All females are dominant to all males, and females remain in their natal clan for their entire lives.
100-180 lbs
Clans may be composed of 3 to 80 members.
Larger clans occur where large prey can be found.
Typically, clans split into hunting groups of 2 to 5 individuals, although zebras are hunted in larger groups.
Small clans occur in desert areas in southern Africa.
Taziki

Tamu
