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    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...
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    comparable in size to the brown hyena. The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) diverged from the striped and brown hyena 10 million years ago. Its direct...
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    instead of Ethiopic characters. The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), also known as the laughing hyena, is a hyena species, currently classed as the sole extant...
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    Protelidae. Early on, scientists felt that it was merely mimicking the striped hyena, which subsequently led to the creation of Protelidae. Recent studies...
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    Brown hyenas are distinguished from other species by their long shaggy dark brown coat, pointed ears, and short tail. Their legs are striped brown and...
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    instances of brown hyenas attacking striped polecats have been recorded, but in only one did the hyena successfully kill its target. The hyena in this incident...
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    to adopt humans as usual prey, including various bears, spotted and striped hyenas, and Komodo dragons.[citation needed] Tigers are recorded to have killed...
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    The striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) is a skunk of the genus Mephitis that occurs across much of North America, including southern Canada, the United...
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    or leucrotta is a mythical dog-wolf of India or Aethiopia, linked to the hyena and said to be a deadly enemy of men and dogs. Strabo, who uses the word...
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    descriptions from the period could identify the beast as a young lion, a striped hyena, a large wolf, a large dog, or a wolfdog, though its identity is still...
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    The side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta or Schaeffia adusta) is a canine native to Central and Southern Africa. Unlike the smaller and related black-backed...
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    are killed.: 77–79  Red fox remains are often found in striped hyena dens and striped hyenas may steal red foxes from traps. In Eurasia, red foxes may...
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  • up hyena or hyaena in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hyena is any animal in a genus of the family Hyaenidae. Hyaena is the genus of the striped hyena...
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    The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha), also known as the white-naped weasel, striped weasel or African weasel, is a small mammal native to...
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    sanctuary owner who works with lions, black leopards, spotted hyenas and striped hyenas. Kevin Richardson was born in the Nightingale Clinic in Johannesburg...
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    Hyena-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of hyenas against dogs. The striped hyena has historically been the most frequently used species....
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    eagle-owl; both adults and pups may possibly fall prey to jackals and striped hyenas. Fennec families dig out burrows in the sand for habitation and protection...
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    Environment Day i.e., on 5 June 2024, the new enclosures of Leopard and Striped Hyena were inaugurated by Ravi Ranjan, Regional Chief Conservator of Forests...
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    Valley Naturalists Society. 7 May 2010. "San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Striped hyena". San Diego Zoo. 7 May 2010. Len McDougall (2004). The Encyclopedia...
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    African wild dog (redirect from Hyena dog)
    hunting to exhaust them. Its natural competitors are lions and spotted hyenas: the former will kill the dogs where possible whilst the latter are frequent...
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    group mainly comprises the Asiatic lion, Indian leopard, jungle cat, striped hyena, golden jackal, Bengal fox, Indian gray mongoose, ruddy mongoose, and...
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    not spotted hyenas are the specific hyena species featured in such stories, particularly in West Africa, as both spotted and striped hyenas are often given...
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    although a few endemic plants grow here. Many species, such as the striped hyena, jackal and honey badger, have died out as a result of hunting, habitat...
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    Melursis ursinus Asia India Bear attack Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta Africa Uganda Striped hyena Hyena hyena Asia India Tiger Panthera tigris Asia India...
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    forest of southern India, species preyed upon by leopard, dhole and striped hyena overlapped considerably. The leopard and snow leopard both hunt Himalayan...
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    Central Asia and India wolves may encounter striped hyenas, usually in disputes over carcasses. Striped hyenas feed extensively on wolf-killed carcasses...
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    been described; simple earth dens with one entrance (usually remodeled striped hyena or porcupine dens); complex cavernous earth dens with more than one...
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    population is in this park. Local wolf numbers are increasing, as are striped hyena, with sightings quite frequent during daylight in winter 2012-2013....
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  • Natural Reserves around Lebanon, and other forests in Lebanon. The striped hyena is Lebanon's national animal and is seldom seen, coming out only at...
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  • Bods Animals which did not advance to round two: four-striped grass mouse, striped polecat, striped possum, chequered elephant shrew, wildcat, fire-footed...
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