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- Weight: 10-80 kg
- Sometimes spelled "hyaena"
- Spotted hyenas are also known as laughing hyenas
- Live in large groups called clans
- Hyenas mark their territories with their droppings and specialized scent glands
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Hyenas are large carnivores native to some areas of Asia and most of Africa. Although they are often believed to be members of the dog family, hyenas closest living relatives are meerkats and mongooses, meaning that they are actually more closely related to cats than dogs.
There are 4 different species of hyena: Spotted, striped, brown, and the aardwolf. Aardwolves are much smaller than other hyena species and eat insects rather than scavenged meat.
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Appearance and Behavior
All hyenas have longer hairs on their necks that become erect to form a mane when they are intimidated. Hyenas have a distinctive gait that results from their front legs being longer than their rear limbs. With the exception of the aardwolf, hyenas have specialized teeth that allow them to consume every part of their prey, including bones and horns. Hyenas are notorious scavengers, but will also hunt live game and hyena clans have been observed bringing down animals much larger than themselves. -
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Hyenas Books and Related Merchandise
- Berlin Bear: Stuffed Hyenas
- Overstock: Hyenas : Books on Hyenas
- Shopping.Yahoo Search: Hyenas Books
- eBay: Hyenas
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Wildcats shall meet hyenas/Goat-demons shall greet each other/There too the Lilith shall repose/And find herself a resting place. Isa 34:14
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they build you up with this sensational theory that cavemen were cannibals then theyre like "nope. it was giant hyenas. nevermind everyone."
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When apes and hyenas mating goes right -----> this nigga RT @future_24: @jessepeakdotcom is what happens when abortions go wrong
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I'm sitting next to a couple of hyenas at lunch. Annoying.
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I dont know why but everytime i watch the part where all the hyenas & lions fight on The Lion King I get chills. XD
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