hyena
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A window fell out of the hyena enclosure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The team followed four animal families - leopards, hyena, wild dogs and lions - in Zambia's Luangwa Valley, capturing rare moments and revealing the intricate dynamics of life in one of Africa's wildest regions.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
Marin, who would end up voicing a hyena in the 1994 animated film, makes another braying donkey noise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
While female-dominated hyena societies may not strike some as technically "queer," the same cannot be said of the countless male lions who spend most of their time in all-male groups called coalitions.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024
With the slightest of efforts the hyena could be at the bow right at my feet.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The subjects seem to know the meaning of boundaries, not only regarding the size of their competition or the dangers of lions, hyenas and other potential predators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
"We never had wild animal attacks before... after prosopis spread, lions, hyenas, wild cats and foxes invaded our villages," Mohammed said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
Other coprolites contained bones chewed up by predators that, like today's hyenas, crushed bones to obtain salts and marrow.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
"As someone who has spent a lot of time studying spotted hyenas, they definitely hold a special place in my heart," said Wilkinson.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024
Campbell Junior must of thought we were a couple of hyenas.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
