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Hyenas
With three species generally recognized, the hyena is a carnivorous, chiefly nocturnal mammal of the Old World family Hyaenidae. Although dog like in appearance, hyenas are more closely related to the cat family, Felidae, than to the dog family, Canidae.
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Yes, I have a friend who somehow got one back to the US from Africa. He has to keep it in his backyard and it eats tons of canned dog food. The animal is actually very docile and friendly
Can a hyena laugh break glass?
yes, it can also break through metal and bricks. The reason for this is the hyena is so high pitched that it can send a human person deaf.
How many HYENAS does it take to kill an elephant an?
20 hyenas can bring down an adult female african elephant.
How does the Hyenas digestive system work?
Although phylogenetically close to felines and viverrids, hyenas are behaviourally and morphologically similar to canines in several aspects (see Convergent evolution) ; both hyenas and canines are non-arboreal, coursorial hunters which catch prey with their teeth rather than their claws. Both eat their food quickly and may store it, and their calloused feet with large, blunt, non-retractible nails are made for running and making sharp turns. However, the hyenas' grooming, scent marking, defecating habits, mating and parental behaviour are consistent with the behaviour of other feliforms.[4] Although long reputed to be cowardly scavengers, hyenas, especially spotted hyenas, do occasionally hunt for themselves, and have been known to drive off leopards or lionesses from their kills. Hyenas are primarily nocturnal animals, but may venture from their lairs in the early morning hours. With the exception of the highly social spotted hyena, hyenas are generally not gregarious animals, though they may live in family groups and congregate at kills.[5]
Hyenas first arose in Eurasia during the Miocene period from viverrid-like ancestors, and developed into two distinct branches ; the lightly built dog-like hyenas and the robust bone-crushing hyenas. Although the dog-like hyenas thrived 15 million years ago (with one taxon having colonised North America), they died out after a change in climate along with the arrival of canids into Eurasia. Of the dog-like hyena lineage, only the insectivorous aardwolf survived, while the bone-crushing hyenas (whose extant members are the spotted, brown and striped hyena) became the undisputed top scavengers of Eurasia and Africa.[6]
Hyenas feature prominently in the folklore and mythology of human cultures they are sympatric with. Hyenas are mostly viewed with fear and contempt, as well as being associated with witchcraft, as their body parts are used as ingredients in traditional medicine. Among the beliefs held by some cultures, hyenas are thought to influence people's spirits, rob graves, and steal livestock and children.[7]
Are lions stronger than hyenas?
An adult lion is considerably bigger, heavier and stronger than a hyena.
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Why does the mom hyena have to keep the dad hyena away from the baby hyena?
the dad hyena well eat the baby hyenas
Which would win ina fight a gray wolf or a spotted hyena?
well,it really depends on the number of animals taking place in the fight. if it was a pack of wolves vs a hyeana the wolf would win but if it was one- on- one then the hyeana would win because it has stronger bones and muscles,which are more useful in a fight+the hyeana has a stronger bight force.
What literary term is the clothed hyena?
It's in Jane Eyre. She says of the mad wife, '...the clothed hyena rose up...'.
Why aren't the hyenas in the Lion King 2?
Probably since Scar was dead, they ran off somewhere. Or they got burnt up after they killed him. They appear in Lion King 1½.
How does a hyenas hair help it survive in the wild?
hyenas fur let it camuflage in the wild and against the vegitation
It's not a laugh like a human laugh, those vocalisations are far reaching ways of hyenas to communicate with their clan. Hyenas are social animals which live in huge groups (called clans) that may be spread out over a large area. They depend on numbers to scavange effectively from other predators, such as a pride of lions, so they "laugh" to signal that they have found food or some other reason for other hyenas of the clan to join them.
What do hyenas do when a predator is coming to fight?
A hyena pack will intimidate a pride of lionesses off of their kill, they are no slouches when it comes to a fight. When the lion shows up though they scatter.
Yes and no, they mainly hunt for their food with their clans, but if they come across and dead animal or a carcass, they'll eat it.
How many species of hyena are there?
3 species
There are 3. Spotted, striped and brown. There is also the aardwolf, which is very similar to the striped hyena. It's also in the same family as the hyena.
How many striped hyenas are left in the world?
There are around 10 thousand striped hyenas left in the world, so they are not considered to be endangered yet. They are found in parts of Northern Africa and Asia.
heolp me with the procet
Yes, but only under important curcumstances. For example, Hyenas are notorious for trying to steal other animals' prey or young for tood since they can't run fast enough to get it by their own, therefore, they are scavengers. The bottom line is, yes Lions will eat Hyenas when they kill them to protect their kill.
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No. Hyenas are not marsupials. They are placental mammals.
Hyenas are about 6 1/2 feet long (including a 12inch tail) weighing 175 pounds.
3 feet tall and 6 and a half feet long ;)
Male lions...and depending on where the individual hyena falls in the clan's hierarchy there is usually a lot of fear within the social ranks, esp from the male hyenas, who rank lowest.
How much does it cost to buy a spotted hyena?
WHERE TO BUY A SPOTTED HYENA?!?! ARE YOU NUTS?!?! IF ANY HYENA GETS BOUGHT BY SOMEBODY, IT SHOULD BE IN A WILDLIFE RESERVE! IF YOU ARE JUST BUYING A HYENA FOR AN EXOTIC PET, THINK AGAIN! (sorry for yelling. I just love animals)
Did Michael Landon marry a hyena?
Micheal Landon fathered a race of strange creatures with many animals, but never married a hyena.
How does the hyena protect itself?
Spotted hyenas can run very quickly for very long distances, they are as agile as a mongoose, and the strength of their jaws is second only to that of the crocodile. The only thing in Africa that kills more prey than the spotted hyena is the female lion, which is the size of about three hyenas. The only thing that ever really tries to mess with hyenas are lions, and even when this happens the hyenas usually have enough protection in the fact that they travel in small hunting groups. In other words, the hyena doesn't protect itself--there is nothing it needs to be protected from.
