There are usually 15 to 80 individuals in a clan. Clans of spotted hyenas are more tightly knit and united than wolf packs, but not as tightly knotted as clans of African wild dogs.
All clan members know each other, live in a common territory, and raise their young in a common cave, but spend a lot of time alone or in small groups (a society based on fission and fusion).
The territory occupied by a clan usually covers about 50 square kilometers. The clan is usually led by a female.
