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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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How good is a hyenas sense of hearing?
Yes, a hyena has a very good hearing ability. This sense is excellent for locating their carrion (prey). The hyena's sense of smell and sight are used for the same thing. They have long tongues to lick the bark and ants off of trees. But if you could help me with their "touch" sense, so to speak, that would be ahsum! I can't find that anywhere. HELP! My science teacher stinks at helping his students.
WITH Its F E E T !!
True... A Hyena's shoulders don't move but they're back legs move like hips. Because they're back legs are smaller than their front, Hyena's kind of 'skip' when they run. Also their heads are always faced to the ground producing a 'hunched' look.
yes because hyena find cheetahs and leopards easy to kill they do not get on very well with each other infact they will fight to the death. But it turns out that leopards are actually 2 times bigger than a hyena. But a powerful male leopard or a Powerful female leopard can probably kill a weak hyena
by yameem Hoque (wildlife proffesinal expert)
Can a silverback gorilla kill a hyena?
Leopards have been known to kill adult gorillas from time to time.
Answer 2:Gorillas can kill leopards if they grabbed it, but leopards have been known to kill adult gorillas.The fennec fox's main predators are the various African varieties of eagle owl. Other possible predators include caracals, jackals, striped hyenas, and the saluki, a greyhound-like domestic dog local to the area. However, fennec foxes are considered very difficult to capture, and reports of predators other than the eagle owl are considered to be anecdotal and questionable.
They groom themselves often, they communicate with specific calls, posture's, and signals. They also keep guard while there Young or another hyena eats.
Has a hyena in the wild killed a cheetah cub?
Sure Leopard and Lion cubs too...Hyens'a never pass on a free lunch.
They are about twice as strong as a average adult human.
Do hyenas live in holes in the ground?
Hyenas live in deserts and savannahs of Africa. They no longer live in caves but the ones that were around during the Ice Age did.
There are four species of hyena. Most people think of the spotted hyena, which is a carnivore, meaning it only eats meat. The brown and striped hyenas are mostly carnivorous scavengers, but they do occasionally eat fruit. Aardwolves are insectivores, whose diet is made up mostly of termites.
What does a baby hyena look like?
almost like a cheetah
B: Hyenas are neither Dogs or Cats. Hyena's have their own family called 'Hyaenidae'.
They are well built and their jaws are incredibly strong. A Hyena's back legs are shorter than their front but this does not hinder their ability to run. Their fur colour is almost yellowish brown and, depending what type of Hyena they are, they are covered with spots or stripes.
Hyenas can be found in grasslands, woodlands, savannas, subdeserts, forest eges, and mountains!
Hyenas are neither canine nor feline. They belong to their own family, the Hyaenidae, which includes the three species of hyena (spotted, striped and brown), and their relative, the aardwolf. The Hyaenidae family is placed on the Feliformia (cat-like) branch of the order Carnivora, along with the families Felidae (cats), Viverridae (civets) and Herpestidae (mongooses). Hyenas are therefore more closely related to cats than to dogs, since the dog family, Canidae, is placed on the Caniformia (dog-like) branch of the order Carnivora, together with the families Mustelidae (weasels), Procyonidae (raccoons), Ursidae (bears), Otariidae (eared seals), and Phocidae (true seals). The dog-like appearance of hyenas is due to convergent evolution - the process by which different species evolve similar solutions to similar problems.
Who takes care of the hyenas babies?
Nobody !... Once the babies arrive - they're completely independent - and as venomous as their 'parents'.
Hyenas have short, blunt, non-retractable claws, similar to canines.
How does the hyena adapt to the grassland?
The deer has skinny legs for running fast and their tail is for a warning. Whenever the deer thinks there is danger it sticks up its tail and let other deer know. Deer also have fur to keep them warm in winter. Deer have antlers and hooves to keep them safe.
so they do adapt
Is it possible to own a hyena?
Theoretically I suppose this could be possible. However, Hyenas are wild (and dangerous) animals and are best left and appreciated in their wild state. It is always sad to see a wild animal in a cage.
Lions are a wild creature that can be found in the wild. They have very large manes. Lions are large cats. Lions have hunted down rhinos before. However, the rhino must be alone, and even then, it may take around five lions to bring it down.
Will a Bengal tiger eat a hyena?
No! First of all, they don't share the same habitat. Bengal tigers live in Southeastern Asia and chimpanzees live in Central Africa.
If they did live in the same area, the Bengal tiger would most likely hunt the chimpanzee for food.
How hyena's mate: Firstly the male hyena slides beneath the female then the hyena's erected penis can come to a good angle to be able to mate
