HYENA | WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?

Hyenas

Hyenas are a small family of predatory animals that includes 4 species: spotted hyena, striped hyena, brown hyena, and ground wolf.

In appearance and lifestyle similar to dogs, hyenas are genetically closer to wyverns.

The hyena is a suborder of the cat family, but that does not mean they are cats.
Hyenas are in the hyena family. By the way, the the subspecies of felines, in addition to felines and hyenas, also include, for example, mongooses. But cats are only called cats belonging to the felines.

These animals are large in size: their length varies from 50 cm with the small earthwolf to 1.5 m with the spotted hyena and their weight, weights from 10 to 80 kg. All hyaenas are characterized by a large head with a broad mouth and powerful jaws.