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Most hyenas were caught incidentally in traps meant for other animals. [57] Some hunters in southern Punjab, Kandahar, and Quetta, catch striped hyenas to use them in hyena-baiting. The hyenas are pitted against specially trained dogs, and are restrained with ropes in order to pull them away from the dogs if necessary. [12]
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.
Hyenas are known to have preyed on humans in prehistory: human hair has been found in fossilized hyena dung dating back 195,000 to 257,000 years. [68] Some paleontologists believe that competition and predation by cave hyenas ( Crocuta crocuta spelaea ) in Siberia was a significant factor in delaying human colonization of Alaska .
The scavenger took to time to frolic in a South African watering hole and it was pretty cool.
Lindsay was so excited when she saw all the animals happy and alive in the video she shared online. Lindsay was driving around after the storm settled when she came across a whole group of donkeys ...
Confusion still persisted over the exact taxonomic nature of the hyena family in general, with most European travelers in Ethiopia referring to hyenas as "wolves". This partly stems from the Amharic word for hyena, ጅብ ( jɨbb ), which is linked to the Arabic word ذئب ( dhiʾb ) 'wolf'.
A 64-year-old hiker missing in Oregon’s Shore Acres State Park was found alive over the weekend, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release that the hiker had not been seen ...
Spotted hyenas have also been found to catch fish, tortoises, humans, black rhino, hippo calves, young African elephants, pangolins and pythons. [7] There is at least one record of four hyenas killing an adult or subadult hippopotamus in Kruger National Park. [8] Spotted hyenas may consume leather articles such as boots and belts around campsites.