Hyena takes a nap in summer heat of Rajasthan - ever found a hyena cute?

From the archive record

Have you ever found a hyena cute? Well, here is one who would melt your heart with its laziness as this hyena tries to take a nap under a tree in the summer heat of Rajasthan. A threatened but poorly understood species, the Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is thought to occur in arid ecosystems across India. It is found in human-dominated landscapes in Rajasthan, a region with 4.3 per cent of land area protected under nature reserves. This large carnivore predominantly scavenges on domestic and wild ungulate carcasses. At present, we lack robust estimates of hyena densities and understanding of factors that influence their persistence and distribution. Source: conservationindia.org This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collecti