HYENAS
Mammal     -     Vertebrate     -     Carnivore

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SPOTTED HYENA

SPOTTED HYENA CUBS

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Male  ........................................................  Dog
Female  ....................................................  Bitch
Young  ......................................................  Cub. Pup. Whelp

Hyenas ...

• Are closely related to cats
• Are scavengers
• Can travel for large distances
• Are skilled and intelligent hunters
• Have good hearing and excellent eyesight
• Hunt in packs
• Have strong jaws so that they can eat bones, teeth and hooves
• Eat birds, lizards, snakes, insects and wildebeest
• Females are dominate over males and known as the matriarch
• Can go several days without water
• Live in groups, known as a clan
• Can live for up to 25 years
• Has a cackling laugh 
• Main predator is the human being

There are 4 species of hyena:
-   Aardwolf hyena - eats only termites
-   Brown hyena 
-   Spotted hyena
-   Striped hyena
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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. A cackle of hyenas
   
2. A clan of hyenas

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IDIOMS, METAPHORS AND EXPRESSIONS

1. Laugh like a hyena
   

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AARDWOLF HYENA

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