Hyenas

Hyenas! This week Paul and Donna are talking about hyenas! These smelly savanna scavengers are surprisingly super! But first the news! Don’t invite hyenas to [...]

Hyenas!

This week Paul and Donna are talking about hyenas! These smelly savanna scavengers are surprisingly super!

But first the news!
Don’t invite hyenas to your next party. They sure do make a mess. Courtesy of News24.com:

Next time someone spills some wine on your carpet remember this photo. It’s not so bad.

Just like lions it’s the females that rule the roost in hyena packs. Courtesy of Smithsonianmag.com:

Hyena momma don’t want no drama.

Powerful jaws, carnissial teeth and strong stomachs. There’s almost nothing that isn’t in a hyena’s food box. And they never get sick! Courtesy of animalfactsencyclopedia.com and phys.org:

These tooths are made for nomming and that’s just what they’ll do…

Hyenas are great big smartypantses! Who knew? Wow! Courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed were Scar’s minion hyenas in the wonderful animated Disney movie The Lion King! Video courtesy of YouTube user Lenor:

This guy didn’t like The Lion King at all and he wants to make sure you know that hyenas aren’t all that bad. Courtesy of archive.org
One of Hanna Barbera’s more obscure animated cartoons: Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har! Video courtesy of YouTube user hewey1972:

Hyenas rub their anal glands on everything. It’s like hyena b-hole Facebook out there. Courtesy of nature.com:

I can’t believe it’s not hyena butter!

Hyenas. Weird. Scary. Smelly. But absolutely necessary to their environment. You gotta love them. Courtesy of the eyemw.com:

LOVE ME

Now you know even more about hyenas than you did this morning! What do you think of them? We want to hear from you! Send us your suggestions for animals you’d like to hear us talk about, or just drop us a line about anything at [email protected]! We might even read your email on the show.

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Curtis Craddock is the author of the novel An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors (The Risen Kingdoms, #1)
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