The guide's wrong about the function of the hyena's "laugh." It's a sound of frustration and anxiety; low status hyenas laugh at kills when they've been excluded from eating by high status ones. The video at watch?v=mpXFL5Kw_u0, which is an animal keeper at the "Out of Africa" refuge in Arizona giving a talk while feeding them, has a good explanation and demonstration of this along with other aspects of hyena behavior and communication starting at 5:00.
I love wild dogs and hyenas!!! Hyenas are really dirty bitches and they deserve being mobbed and persecuted by dogs who are smaller but faster and extremely organized in chasing
people nature hate hyennas i dont know why. they are animals just like the others... i love them though
razag911 1 week ago
The guide's wrong about the function of the hyena's "laugh." It's a sound of frustration and anxiety; low status hyenas laugh at kills when they've been excluded from eating by high status ones. The video at watch?v=mpXFL5Kw_u0, which is an animal keeper at the "Out of Africa" refuge in Arizona giving a talk while feeding them, has a good explanation and demonstration of this along with other aspects of hyena behavior and communication starting at 5:00.
ScisMacGillicutty 1 week ago
I love wild dogs and hyenas!!! Hyenas are really dirty bitches and they deserve being mobbed and persecuted by dogs who are smaller but faster and extremely organized in chasing
Indigobush 1 month ago
did it end with a killed hyena or fleeing dogs?
please answer, i'm very curious :D
Buu360 1 month ago
@Buu360 just a wounded Hyena that was persistent to bother the dogs the rest of the day, multiple fights over the next 2 hours.
cfhamrick 1 month ago