Hyena
noun
A wild animal from Africa and Asia that has a laugh-like sound and is known to eat other animals' leftovers.
The hyena scavenged the leftovers of a lion's meal.
Often appears as...
- spotted hyena
- laughing hyena
noun
A wild animal from Africa and Asia that has a laugh-like sound and is known to eat other animals' leftovers.
The hyena scavenged the leftovers of a lion's meal.
Often appears as...
- spotted hyena
- laughing hyena
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Pro Tip 1/3Animal Behavior
Hyenas are scavengers but also hunt, debunking the myth they only eat leftovers.
A pack of hyenas hunted down a weak antelope.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinctive Sounds
Hyenas are known for vocalizations that sound like human laughter, which can be eerie.
At night, the eerie laughter of hyenas filled the air.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, hyenas symbolize greed or unscrupulous behavior, often in stories.
The sneaky hyena in the tale represented a deceitful character.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Behavior
Hyenas are scavengers but also hunt, debunking the myth they only eat leftovers.
A pack of hyenas hunted down a weak antelope.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinctive Sounds
Hyenas are known for vocalizations that sound like human laughter, which can be eerie.
At night, the eerie laughter of hyenas filled the air.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, hyenas symbolize greed or unscrupulous behavior, often in stories.
The sneaky hyena in the tale represented a deceitful character.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Behavior
Hyenas are scavengers but also hunt, debunking the myth they only eat leftovers.
A pack of hyenas hunted down a weak antelope.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinctive Sounds
Hyenas are known for vocalizations that sound like human laughter, which can be eerie.
At night, the eerie laughter of hyenas filled the air.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Symbolism
In some cultures, hyenas symbolize greed or unscrupulous behavior, often in stories.
The sneaky hyena in the tale represented a deceitful character.
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Young Hyena Breaks...
that's not good at all that's a shame because they just plucked up the courage to come right up to the camera so the camera did give us the opportunity to find out a bit more about them i think from our point of view what's gonna be interesting is you know will these be the hyenas of the future that might visit our waterhole
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Do Rhinos Eat People? PIPE...
taken away from them. It's such a shame, but I guess it's the only way that we're kind of working towards to be able to save them and let them live a normal life. Do rhinos have predators? Yes, they do have predators, kind of all the major predators. They have the lions, hyenas.
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Eternal Adversaries:...
And I'd love to be able to tell you that the reason for a lion attacking a hyena is simply to defend its meal, but you know what? Truth is, lions are pretty brutish and they will try and grab and kill just about anything, whether it's a predator or otherwise.
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Female Dominance Over...
that's part of this claim I knew male hyenas had it tough but I didn't realize it was quite that tough on them I kind of feel sorry for them it's hard to believe a helpless newborn cub outranks even the oldest male in the clan with a ranking system like this
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Hair-Raising Hyena...
wild hyenas are notoriously difficult to observe so we're going to draw them in with sound so what we are setting up right now is something called a call up and using these speakers in a wee laptop we have we've got recordings of lions and hyenas
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From the top of the food...
full of the animals that used to live hippos, rhinos, elephants, hyenas and lions. What rewilding reintroduces, alongside the missing animals and plants, is that rare species called hope. It tells us that ecological change
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Female Hyenas are Queens...
surrounding these misunderstood animals and explore some of the more positive character traits of the spotted hyena do females always lead their clan and what is it about hyenas that has allowed them to thrive
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The genius puppetry...
Horses' hearing is very important. It's almost more important than their eyesight. Over here, Tommy's got what you call the heart position. He's working the leg. You see the string tendon from the hyena,
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Mapping wilderness PIPE...
elephants on earth keystone populations of lion leopard hyena wild dog giraffe buffalo and cheetah depend on africa's next unesco world heritage site but why why do we risk our lives every year to
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Hyenas on the Hunt PIPE...
waste the scraps are carried off by ants this hyena wants to indulge in another favorite pastime the dust bath but it's chosen a location a little too nearer mother Jacqueline or pups
Video examples
Young Hyena Breaks...
that's not good at all that's a shame because they just plucked up the courage to come right up to the camera so the camera did give us the opportunity to find out a bit more about them i think from our point of view what's gonna be interesting is you know will these be the hyenas of the future that might visit our waterhole
Video examples
Do Rhinos Eat People? PIPE...
taken away from them. It's such a shame, but I guess it's the only way that we're kind of working towards to be able to save them and let them live a normal life. Do rhinos have predators? Yes, they do have predators, kind of all the major predators. They have the lions, hyenas.
Video examples
Eternal Adversaries:...
And I'd love to be able to tell you that the reason for a lion attacking a hyena is simply to defend its meal, but you know what? Truth is, lions are pretty brutish and they will try and grab and kill just about anything, whether it's a predator or otherwise.
Video examples
Female Dominance Over...
that's part of this claim I knew male hyenas had it tough but I didn't realize it was quite that tough on them I kind of feel sorry for them it's hard to believe a helpless newborn cub outranks even the oldest male in the clan with a ranking system like this
Video examples
Hair-Raising Hyena...
wild hyenas are notoriously difficult to observe so we're going to draw them in with sound so what we are setting up right now is something called a call up and using these speakers in a wee laptop we have we've got recordings of lions and hyenas
Video examples
From the top of the food...
full of the animals that used to live hippos, rhinos, elephants, hyenas and lions. What rewilding reintroduces, alongside the missing animals and plants, is that rare species called hope. It tells us that ecological change
Video examples
Female Hyenas are Queens...
surrounding these misunderstood animals and explore some of the more positive character traits of the spotted hyena do females always lead their clan and what is it about hyenas that has allowed them to thrive
Video examples
The genius puppetry...
Horses' hearing is very important. It's almost more important than their eyesight. Over here, Tommy's got what you call the heart position. He's working the leg. You see the string tendon from the hyena,
Video examples
Mapping wilderness PIPE...
elephants on earth keystone populations of lion leopard hyena wild dog giraffe buffalo and cheetah depend on africa's next unesco world heritage site but why why do we risk our lives every year to
Video examples
Hyenas on the Hunt PIPE...
waste the scraps are carried off by ants this hyena wants to indulge in another favorite pastime the dust bath but it's chosen a location a little too nearer mother Jacqueline or pups
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Quote examples
Lewis Gordon Pugh
British Environmentalist
Of all the creatures in the world that really frighten me - the hyena in Africa, the great white shark - leopard seals are near the top of the list. They're killers. If my team spots one, they'll pull me out of the water.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
I wasn't a sweet kid. I was an instigator and provoked everyone with my goofy hyena cackle, loving every minute of the drama I could create.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
There's always the hyena of morality at the garden gate, and the real wolf at the end of the street.
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Louis Leakey
British Scientist
Although we followed that hyena for the best part of half an hour, we never caught up with it.
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Bob Hope
American Comedian
A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
I am an employment hyena. I am happy to make a meal of what the lions leave behind.
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Bob Newhart
American Comedian
No matter what hyenas sound like, they are not actually laughing.
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Phyllis Diller
American Comedian
My father used to call me the laughing hyena.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh
British Environmentalist
Of all the creatures in the world that really frighten me - the hyena in Africa, the great white shark - leopard seals are near the top of the list. They're killers. If my team spots one, they'll pull me out of the water.
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Adam F. Goldberg
American Producer
I wasn't a sweet kid. I was an instigator and provoked everyone with my goofy hyena cackle, loving every minute of the drama I could create.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
There's always the hyena of morality at the garden gate, and the real wolf at the end of the street.
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Louis Leakey
British Scientist
Although we followed that hyena for the best part of half an hour, we never caught up with it.
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Bob Hope
American Comedian
A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
I am an employment hyena. I am happy to make a meal of what the lions leave behind.
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Bob Newhart
American Comedian
No matter what hyenas sound like, they are not actually laughing.
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Phyllis Diller
American Comedian
My father used to call me the laughing hyena.
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