Botswana Post released this official FDC in conjunction with the issue WWF stamps, Brown Hyena, on 6 November 1995.The official FDC as local WWF cover depicts brown hyena is feeding carcasses and have 4 postage WWF stamp with post marked of WWF logo.
The brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea, formerly Parahyaena brunnea) is a species of hyena which occurs in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Africa.It is currently the rarest hyena.
Brown hyenas have social hierarchy like wolves. They are social animals that may live in clans consisting of one adult of each gender and associated young, though there are reports of clans composed of four males and six females. Brown hyenas are primarily scavengers, the bulk of their diet consisting of carcasses killed by larger predators.
Brown hyenas are aggressive scavengers, frequently appropriating the kills of black-backed jackals, cheetahs, and leopards, including adult male leopards.
Brown hyenas can measure 86 to 150 cm in head-and-body length, although they average 110 to 125 cm . The height at the shoulder is 71 to 88 cm and the tail is 25 to 35 cm long.
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