Photo by Midnightblueowl (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSeeing Double<\/h2>\n
Although the Striped Hyena is only about 94 centimeters (3 feet) tall, \u00a0they are capable of doubling their height in an instant. Whenever these animals get excited or scared they are able to use the mane of hair running down their back to appear much larger. By standing this row of fur on end, they nearly double their height and might make a potential predator re-think their attack. Humans are also able to perform this trick but we usually just call it a bad hair day.<\/p>\n
Striped Hyena Fast Fact<\/h2>\n
We mentioned that the Striped Hyena is an impressive carnivore. This is definitely proven when you learn that their jaws are powerful enough to crush bone. Even more impressive is their stomach has evolved to be able to process all of the high end nutrients found in bone marrow. Essentially, these animals will not waste any part of their meal, which probably keeps them from getting in trouble by their parents. I know I was always threatened to not get dessert if I didn’t finish my meal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are going to start the week off learning about an intriguing animal known as the Hyena. Wait a second! Didn’t we already study the behaviour of this magnificent creature? Well, yes and no. You see we looked at the infamous Spotted Hyena\u00a0but today we are going to observe their smaller relative, the Striped Hyena. These particular carnivores are native to Eastern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian sub-continent. Unfortunately, this widespread hyena is fighting for its life with only 10 000 individuals left in the wild and an expected 10% decrease in their population <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,2743,4025,3212],"yoast_head":"\n
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