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Hyenas are more than the carrion-eating villains of The Lion King. Though you may not ever fall in love with these cunning animals, it’s hard not to respect them. HYENAS ARE SMARTER THAN CHIMPS.The size of an animal's frontal cortex is believed to be connected to its social intelligence, and hyenas have a frontal cortex on par with primates. A study done by Duke University showed that a captive pair of hyenas performed better at problem-solving and social cooperation than chimpanzees.
Hyenas are not members of the dog or cat families. Instead, they are so unique that they have a family all their own, Hyaenidae.
They live in savannas, grasslands, sub-deserts, forests and mountains of Africa and Asia and are primarily nocturnal.
Hyenas use various sounds, postures and signals to communicate with each other.
Spotted hyenas “laugh” as a form of communication to relay excitement or frustration. This vocalization can often be heard during a hunt.
Cubs begin to eat meat from kills near the den at about 5 months, but they are suckled for as long as 12 to 18 months, an unusually long time for carnivores.
Hyenas have been on Earth for 24 million years.
The mongoose and the meerkat are the hyena’s closest relatives.
A spotted hyena can eat up to one third of its body weight at one meal. Spotted hyenas can run up to 60 kilometers (37 miles) per hour.
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