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Hyenas are not fond of sharing meals. Photographed by Bobby-Jo Photography.

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A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) relaxes in Madiwke Game Reserve, South Africa

by flowcomm

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Leucistic or possibly albino spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) [x] [x]

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Crocuta crocuta

Although they have some dog-like traits, hyenas are only very distantly related to canines. They’re more closely related to cats. Their closest relatives, though, are actually mongooses (mongeese?) and civets.

Also known as laughing hyenas, spotted hyenas are the largest of four hyena species, weighing up to 140 pounds (63.5 kg)

Hyenas have a bad reputation. Although hyenas in some areas do kill livestock, this infamy is mostly due to myths and legends about them. They are believed to be “grave robbers,” or prone to digging bodies out of graves, as well as being stupid and cowardly. Spotted hyenas are even seen as demonic do to their wild laughing vocalization. The Lion King definitely didn’t help their case either, with spotted hyenas playing the role of dumb antagonists.

Another myth about hyenas is that they are hermaphrodites, meaning the species does not have distinct males and females. They do, but it’s almost impossible to tell them apart since both sexes have male genitalia. The females, which are more dominant than males, likely have male genitals due to high levels of testosterone.

Hyenas are extremely social animals, forming close bonds and living in clans that can reach huge sizes, some with over 100 individuals. They are considered to be some of the most socially complex animals in the world and are highly cooperative with other hyenas, scoring higher than primates on tests that involve working with others.

This cooperative behavior is how they hunt (or steal). Large animals like wildebeest, zebra, antelope, and impala are targeted by groups of hyenas. Hyenas also get food by using large groups to steal prey from other predatory animals like lions, leopards, and African wild dogs. Every part of these stolen carcasses can be eaten, including the bones. This is thanks to extremely powerful jaws that give the hyena a bite force of 1100 PSI (almost as much as a grizzly bear).

Hyenas also make some of the best parents in the animal kingdom. They have up to four cubs per litter, all of which are all born jet black, and they care for them for over a year. The mother also plays with them for hours at a time. They sometimes have to leave their cubs for long periods of time in order to hunt, but their extremely rich milk sustains the cubs through this time. Hyena milk is higher in protein and fat content than any other terrestrial carnivore.

I rate the spotted hyena 26/10 I love them so much I don’t even know what to say

Photo credits:

(1) Will Burrard-Lucas (2) Unknown (3) Kristian Sekulic (4) Carole Deschuymere (5) Keith Connelly

[aticketplz]

飼育員さんによって隠されたお肉をブチハイエナたちが探すイベントやってました。ほぼ一瞬でしたが。

@日本平動物園

In this event they will look for meat hidden in their rooms. They showed a fearless sense of smell.

@Nihondaira Zoo

[junryou]

crocuta crocuta bujo bujo

aka August's collection page

Uni Jetstream 0.38mm • Leuchtturm1917 Hardcover Dot

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Spotted Hyena, mixed media (markers + highlighters + watercolour)

Original piece for sale here

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Spotted Hyena cub in Maasai Mara, Kenya

[vuelode-irbis]

YEEN

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glowy yeen

inspired by this

ID: a digital painting of a spotted hyena seen at night. Because of the light used by the camera, the hyena looks bright mint-colored. Its eyes and face are the clearest parts, while most of the pelt is dark blue, with some mint highlights. The background is all dark blue and you can see some of the floor below the hyena, wich is grass. End ID.

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ROUND ONE

Ugh, I have SUCH a headache... Wait, what?

WE'RE LIVE!

THAT'S RIGHT, WE'RE NOW IN THE MAIN STAGE OF THE FINAL BRACKET! For those of you who haven't been keeping up, THIS IS A DEATH MATCH where the CRAZIEST and WILDEST FIGHTERS from AROUND THE GLOBE gather to KILL EACH OTHER!

IT'S TOTALLY FAIR AND BALANCED AND WITH NO RIGGING WHATSOEVER!

Tonight, we'll see our FIRST SIXTEEN FIGHTERS go HEAD-TO-HEAD! What are the matches? CHECK BELOW!

For those who remember LAST SEASON, you might remember this setup! FOR NEWCOMERS, LISTEN UP! Every eight matches has been GROUPED TOGETHER, in NUMERICAL ORDER! THESE GROUPS WILL RUN ONE AT A TIME, UNTIL WE GET TWO FIGHTERS STANDING!

THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT BE DRAWN OUT! SO LET'S SEE THE MATCHES!

MIKU HATSUNE vs BARBIE

UNCLE FESTER ADDAMS vs CORY BAXTER

FLUTTERSHY vs GRIGORI RASPUTIN

POPUKO vs ELMO

MARIO MARIO vs LEON S. KENNEDY

CROCUTA CROCUTA vs MACKLEMORE

BELLA GOTH vs SPINEL

SAYAKA KANAMORI vs HELLO KITTY

What are you WAITING FOR?! GO VOTE! NOW!!!

[alihsi]

Sciartober Day 2: Over to the GNSI list for the prompt crush with a spotted hyena skull. Their powerful jaws and bone-crushing teeth are fitting for the prompt. Pentel brushpen and Prismacolor fine-line marker on Canson mixed media.

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A spotted hyena pup (Crocuta crocuta) emerges from its den at Rotterdam Zoo, The Netherlands

by safi kok

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3D printed hyena skulls!!!

I made these

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[orgroarts]

yeen doodles

[aticketplz]

かわいすぎます

逮捕します

@天王寺動物園