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Spotted Hyena in Kenya
Where to spot the spotted hyena in Kenya, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.
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Finding Spotted Hyena in Kenya
Looking for the spotted hyena in Kenya? Start with Masai Mara National Reserve, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.
Masai Mara National Reserve in Southwest Kenya is the place to begin. Open savanna where lion prides patrol the grassland and the Great Migration crosses the Mara River from July to October. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.
Kenya context: Lions on the savanna, elephants at the waterhole, and the greatest wildlife show on Earth.
In Kenya, look especially around savanna, open woodland, and grassland. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.
Where to spot one
Masai Mara National Reserve
Southwest Kenya
Open savanna where lion prides patrol the grassland and the Great Migration crosses the Mara River from July to October.
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