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Hyenas are part of the order Carnivora, like dogs, but unlike dogs, are part of the suborder Feliformia. Thus, they are more closely related to cats, mongoose, and Meerkats than to dogs. They look like dogs and fill a similar niche to dogs, thus representing a good example of convergent evolution.

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