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

Not being so large, the hyena was able to sleep in a hut, and was given the skin of a waterbuck with which to cover himself.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith