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Hyena For other uses, see Hyena (disambiguation). Hyenas or hyaenas (from Greek ὕαινα hýaina) are any feliform carnivoran mammals of the family Hyaenidae /haɪˈɛnᵻdiː/. With only four extant species, it is the fifth-smallest biological family in the Carnivora, and one of the smallest in the class Mammalia. Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components of most African ecosystems.
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Spotted Hyena A pack or clan of spotted hyenas is usually made up of related individuals who defend their territory against intruding clans. Each clan creates at least one den, consisting of a series of underground tunnels dug into a mound of high ground.
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Hyena Facts Hyena Facts. One of the least known hyena facts is that they are actually accomplished hunters, not just sneaky scavengers. Although they resemble both dogs and cats, the three species of hyenas and the aardwolf are in their own separate and very unique family called Hyaenidae.
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Are Hyenas Cats or Dogs? They belong to their own family, the Hyaenidae, which also includes the aardwolf. This family is more closely related to cats than to dogs. The order Carnivora, to which the cat, dog and hyena families all belong, is divided into two branches, the Feliformia (cat-like) families, and the Caniformia (dog-like) families.
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Hyena Facts Hyena Facts. Although they resemble both dogs and cats, the three species of hyenas and the aardwolf are in their own separate and very unique family called Hyaenidae. The most well-known is called the spotted hyena, also known as the laughing hyena due to the unusual and eerie sounds it makes.act is, hyenas are hyenas, or more scientifically, members of the small 4 species family called Hyeanidae. In the carnivore family tree are two main groups, feliformia, or cat-like carnivores, and caniformila, or dog-like carnivores.
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- 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.he hyena lives in Africa and Asia. it is part cat part dog and it won't usually hunt its own food it eats remains of a lion or leopards meal.
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- All three animals belong to the Order Carnivora. At this point they separate into different Families: Canidae for dogs, Felidae for cats, and Hyaenidae for Hyenas. After Family, there are two more separations: Genus and Species.
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Striped hyena The striped hyena is a monogamous animal, with both males and females assisting one another in raising their cubs. A nocturnal animal, the striped hyena typically only emerges in complete darkness, and is quick to return to its lair before sunrise.
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The Spotted Hyena FAQ A: There are four species of hyenas: the spotted, striped and brown hyenas and the aardwolf. The aardwolf eats only termites. The striped and brown hyenas scavenge more than the spotted hyena, and look different as well.
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Are hyenas more like cats or dogs? The order Carnivora, to which hyenas, cats, dogs and other animals such as bears and raccoons belong, is divided into two suborders, Feliformia (cat-like families) and Caniformia (dog-like families).
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Hyena Facts The most well-known is called the spotted hyena, also known as the laughing hyena due to the unusual and eerie sounds it makes. After the African lion, the spotted hyena is the largest carnivore in Africa, weighing up to 180 pounds and standing up to 30 inches at the shoulder. These are complicated, intelligent, and highly social animals with a really awful reputation.
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- The Spotted Hyena, or Laughing Hyena, is the largest and best-known member of the hyena family. Living mostly in the deserts of Africa, they usually hunt in clans of 40 or more.
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- Also they aren't exactly part cat part dog. Though they do have more dog like features, they're said to be closer related to felines, But they're even closer to mongooses and civets, but for the most part, they're their own species to a certain extent, There is four known breeds of hyena's today.
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Hyena Of the dog-like hyena lineage, only the insectivorous aardwolf survived, while the bone-crushing hyenas (whose extant spotted, brown and striped hyenas) became the undisputed top scavengers of Eurasia and Africa. Hyenas feature prominently in the folklore and mythology of human cultures with which they are sympatric. Hyenas are commonly viewed as frightening and worthy of contempt, and are associated with witchcraft, because their body parts are used as ingredients in traditional medicine.
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- Spotted Hyena. Crocuta crocuta. The Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) also known as Laughing Hyena, is a carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae, of which it is the largest extant member.
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What is classification? the hyena lives in Africa and Asia. it is part cat part dog and it won't usually hunt its own food it eats remains of a lion or leopards meal.
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Amazing Facts About Hyenas Hyenas live in a group called clans that can have 5-80 members. The hyenas are known to make numerous sounds through their vocalizations. These sounds include wailing, howling, and the most conspicuous, laughter, that is used to alert its clan members who are up to three miles away from the food source.
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- The hyena (spelled “hyaena” in some parts of the world) is Africa’s most common large carnivore. There are three hyena species—spotted, brown, and striped. Spotted hyenas are the largest of the three. Hyenas are fairly large in build and have relatively short torsos with lower hindquarters and sloping backs.
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Amazing Facts About Hyenas However, they are a different biological family. They are more related to herpestidae family, including meerkats and mongooses. Among all the species of hyenas, aardwolf is the smallest, weighing 50 to 60 pounds and stands at a height of only 15 to 20 inches from the shoulder. Hyenas are dog like creatures having front legs longer than their hind legs. It provides a sloping structure to their body, thus giving them a bear like gait.
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Natural History December 20, 2008 by retrieverman. The spotted hyena is actually more closely related to the domestic cat than any species of dog. There are four species of hyena: the spotted hyena, the striped hyena, the brown hyena, and the aardwolf. All of them appear vaguely doglike, but none of them are that closely related to dogs. They hyenas closest relatives are civets and genets.
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Definitions &Translations Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Hyena. Hyenas or Hyaenas are the animals of the family Hyaenidae of suborder feliforms of the Carnivora. It is the fourth smallest biological family in the Carnivora, and one of the smallest in the mammalia. Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components to most African and some Asian ecosystems.
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Do rhinos, hippos, pigs and horses all belong to one family? Report Abuse. No, the families they belong to are Rhinos-Rhinocerotidae Hippos-Hippopotamidae Pigs-Suidae Horses-Equidae Family is a particular term used in biological classification. What you may be thinking of is that they are all ungulates (Ungulata-which is a Superorder) - hooved animals.
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Synonyms of ' ab initio ' Synonyms of 'ab initio'. adverb. from the beginning, originally, initially. They do more advanced work with their students ab initio. from the beginning. originally. The castle was originally surrounded by a moat. initially.
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Natural History The spotted hyena is actually more closely related to the domestic cat than any species of dog. There are four species of hyena: the spotted hyena, the striped hyena, the brown hyena, and the aardwolf. All of them appear vaguely doglike, but none of them are that closely related to dogs. They hyenas closest relatives are civets and genets.
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Hyena The hyena is a carnivorous dog-like species of animal, native to parts of both Africa and Asia. There are four known species of hyena, the spotted hyena, the striped hyena, the brown hyena and the aardwolf. Hyenas are scavenger mammals meaning that the hyena tends to eat another animals kill, rather than the hyena actually catching its own food.
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hyena any of several long-legged carnivorous doglike mammals of the genera Hyaena and Crocuta, such as C. crocuta (spotted or laughing hyena), of Africa and S Asia: family Hyaenidae, order Carnivora (carnivores) See also strandwolf