The male hyena matures at 3 years of age and the female matures around 3-4 years. Breeding takes place throughout the entire year.

Number of Young

Hyenas produce from 1 to 4 young, usually 2.

Gestation

110 days or 4 months.

Birth

Hyenas shelter in the burrows of other animals or in rock shelters, and it is in these shelters that the young are born. The pups are born black, their adult colours only start to appear at five weeks of age. The young hyenas are blind when born.