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Hyenas or hyaenas (/ h aɪ ˈ iː n ə z / hi-EE-nəz; from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, hýaina) [1] are feliform carnivoran mammals belonging to the family Hyaenidae (/ h aɪ ˈ ɛ n ɪ d iː /). With just four extant species (each in its own genus), it is the fifth-smallest family in the order Carnivora and one of the smallest in the class ...
He is an excitable hyena who is usually seen sticking his tongue out. Cheezi's character looks similar to Ed. Chungu (voiced by Kevin Schon) is one of Janja's right-hand henchmen. He is an unintelligent hyena who has a tough attitude and a slightly heavier build than the other hyenas. Nne (voiced by Beau Black) is a stout but sly and smart ...
The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is a species of hyena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. It is the only extant species in the genus Hyaena .
The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, [3] is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant member of the genus Crocuta, native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as being of least concern by the IUCN due to its widespread range and large numbers estimated between 27,000 and 47,000 individuals. [ 1 ]
Spotted hyena mask from Burkina Faso, Musée barrois Spotted hyena being fed in Harar, Ethiopia. In Africa, the spotted hyena is usually portrayed as an abnormal and ambivalent animal, considered to be sly, brutish, necrophagous and dangerous. It further embodies physical power, excessiveness, ugliness, stupidity, as well as sacredness. Spotted ...
Kevin Rene Richardson (born 8 October 1974), known as "The Lion Whisperer", [1] is a South African YouTube personality, wildlife conservationist and self-taught sanctuary owner who works with lions, black leopards, spotted hyenas and striped hyenas.
Tiger!" He is absent from all the Disney adaptions of The Jungle Book except the 1994 live action remake, in which he is a human who works for Boone and 1998's The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story, in which he is portrayed as a spotted hyena, a species only native to Africa in real life. Mang (मङग منگ Maṅg, "go"; bat) – a bat.
Two unnamed hyenas similar to Bud and Lou appear in The Batman episode "The Laughing Cat". This version of the duo were given to Joker by hunter Kilgore Steed. Catwoman was able to get control over them since hyenas are related to cats. Bud and Lou appear in Krypto the Superdog, voiced by Peter Kelamis and Lee Tockar respectively.