the stare down...

or - who's laughing now? this would be a spotted hyena... he (she?) looks super cute and young here, but i expect looks are deceiving 🙂

[Hope D Jennings]

Adorable! Beautiful portrait of this guy.

[Taffy]

Stunning portrait -- soft tones work well against 'type' given the animal.

[Joan Robillard]

Curiosity displayed

[Babs]

He doesn't look as though he is laughing, he looks quite sad.

[Angelika van Rooyen]

He looks sad to me too!

[Joanne Diochon]

This has to be the most appealing portrait of a spotted hyena I’ve ever seen. They should hire you to do the photos for their publicity campaign. Most hyena photos I’ve seen show them looking scruffy and mean.

[Clare Gadsby]

haha i agree with joanne @gardencat!

[Shutterbug]

Very nice portrait.

[haskar]

Great b&w portrait.

[Lynda McG]

Fab!

[PhotoCrazy]

Cute!!