Hank Gold supporter. AH legend. Dr Ray said:. Ruark AH member. Joined Nov 6, Messages 36 Reaction score Hunter wrote about hyenas sneaking into a camp at night, where bearers were sleeping on open ground, snipping off somebody's private parts and vanishing before the victim even had time to wake up.
That would be some way to wake up. Like big bears and tigers,they will hold you down with a paw while they eat you alive,there is no need to kill you to eat you. Joined Jul 25, Messages Reaction score I once saw a video of a hyena eating a wildebeest alive and the wildebeest didn't give a shit.
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Spotted hyenas often pick out the young or weak from the herd, but they can kill even healthy adult ungulates. What they hunt depends on numbers. The bigger the hyena clan, the larger its prey. This can include young rhinos, adult wildebeest, zebras, and Cape buffalo. The hyenas work in a group when hunting such large prey, and young hyenas take years to become successful.
Smaller packs chase down gazelles, impalas, warthogs, and waterbucks. When hunting alone, a spotted hyena may go after smaller prey. Ground birds, rabbits, springhare, bat-eared foxes, porcupines, jackals, and fish can be on the menu.
Even ostrich eggs are fair game! Spotted hyenas also scavenge, but they have to compete with jackals and vultures for these leftovers. A hyena can eat quite a bit at one time.
Sometimes, leftovers are buried in a mud hole for a later meal. Spotted hyenas give new meaning to the phrase "lick the platter clean. Powerful jaws are able to crush bones with ease. A complex clan: The spotted hyena social system is complex.
There can be up to individuals in a clan. Spotted hyenas have a matriarchal society. The females are larger and, on average, much more assertive and aggressive to the males. Lower-ranking males are forced to stay on the outskirts of the clan and are only allowed to join during a hunt or a fight against another clan or lions.
Life starts out rough for a young hyena cub. The average litter has two cubs, and the competition between them starts right away. Cubs are born with dark fur, their eyes open, and some teeth already present. They fight over who will be the dominant one and nurse first, sometimes killing their weaker sibling.
Mom keeps the cubs in a private den at first to ensure their survival. At two to six weeks of age, the mother moves the cubs to a den shared by other mothers in the same clan and their young.
Although there may be many cubs from different mothers, each mother nurses just her own. How they hunt, how they eat, and how they fight are all determined by rank within the clan.
At about two months of age, the cub starts to lose its brown coat and begins to look like the spotted adults.
The young continue to nurse until about one to two years old. Females stay with their birth clan, but the males leave upon maturity at around age three, if not sooner. They also kill and eat birds, lizards, snakes, and insects. In an increasingly overpopulated Africa, hyenas and humans come into frequent contact.
In fact, the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania actually leave their dead to be consumed by hyenas. However, these intelligent and bold animals will raid food stores and crops and are blamed for many livestock and even some human deaths. In some areas they have been heavily hunted as destructive pests. Spotted hyenas are the largest of three hyena species. Brown and striped hyenas are the other two.
Although hyenas appear similar to dogs, they are actually more closely related to cats. They live throughout much of Africa and eastwards through Arabia to India. Spotted hyenas live together in large groups called clans that may include up 80 individuals and are led by females. Spotted hyenas have good hearing and sharp eyesight at night.
They are fast and can run for long distances without tiring. Packs work together effectively to isolate a herd animal, sometimes one that is ill or infirm, and pursue it to the death.
The victors often squabble over the spoils, either among themselves or with other powerful animals like lions. All rights reserved. Common Name: Spotted Hyena. Scientific Name: Crocuta crocuta. Type: Mammals. Diet: Omnivore.
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