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Hyenas will virtually eat anything that is big enough to fill there stomach but small enough not to hurt them. They are terrible cowards. They tend to prey on the young of many antelope, birds, reptiles, and rodents. Contrary to common myth, although they do steal prey from other carnivores, they do not diet mainly on dead, rotting animals.
Hyenas will attack animals larger than themselves, but in groups numbering up to 20 or more. They will gang up on lions to steal prey, if they have a heavy advantage in numbers, or if male lions are not present. Usually, two or more male lions with several females will keep them at bay.
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Do leopards hunt hyenas as prey?
No, leopards do not prey on hyenas but may kill them because they compete for some of the same food sources.
What are the predators of hyenas?
Lions, leopards, crocodiles, and pythons prey on hyenas.
Which animal hunts hyenas?
Lions (who will attack Hyena at any opportunity they get), hunting dogs and strange hyenas are among the species that prey on hyenas.
How do spotted hyenas protect themselves?
Hyenas are scavengers, they do not hunt and capture their own prey but wait round for some predator to kill something and they then come and eat the leftovers. Wrong, Hyenas kill 70-95% of their prey and are more successful hunters than Lions. Hyenas may kill small prey like rodents by breaking the prey's spine. But when hunting large prey, they rip off cunks of meat the prey to bring out it's weakness: the intestines.
What animals prey on gazelle?
The big cats, crocodiles and hyenas.
What are the African hunting dogs predators?
hyenas prey on the pups
How long could hyenas teeth grow?
hyenas can have up to 59 teeth in their month and they use their premolars to chew the bones of their prey.
What animal kills a prey that is bigger than it in packs?
Hyenas , wolves ,
Where does a cheetah eat?
A cheetah usually eats it prey perched up in a tree, to protect the killed prey from scavengers (Hyenas).
What is hyena enemies?
Mainly lions. The two species compete for many of the same prey species, and the bigger lion will kill hyenas. Hyenas retaliate by mobbing lions with overwhelming numbers, and driving the cats away. Leopards also compete with hyenas, but this solo hunter usually will drag it's prey up a tree, out of reach of hyenas. A solitary hyena would have no chance against a determined leopard, but hyenas usually travel in groups, and will steal the leopard's prey if it is too large to lift into the trees.
What is the hyena's enemies?
Mainly lions. The two species compete for many of the same prey species, and the bigger lion will kill hyenas. Hyenas retaliate by mobbing lions with overwhelming numbers, and driving the cats away. Leopards also compete with hyenas, but this solo hunter usually will drag it's prey up a tree, out of reach of hyenas. A solitary hyena would have no chance against a determined leopard, but hyenas usually travel in groups, and will steal the leopard's prey if it is too large to lift into the trees.
Can a lion crush a man's femur?
Lions do not crush the bones of their prey, but hyenas do.
