and i know that disney made them mean and i didnt like that,,,, but they are really not too bad.
2006-11-19 08:15:21 · 7 answers · asked by </3 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
&& by the way. only some breeds of hyenas are scavengers, the most popular is the spotted hyena and they mostly hunt NOT scavange!
2006-11-19 08:21:00 · update #1
sorry! **cub
2006-11-19 08:23:09 · update #2
Despite their doglike appearence hyenas are more cloely related to the cat family. According to wikipedia they are of the family Hyaenidae. The babies are called cubs.
Part of this dislike for hyenas is they are powerful, dangerous, and not exactly nice to look at. They are powerful predators, more likely to make a kill and have it stolen by lions, who are bigger. They are also more likely to be killed by lions, especially if seperated from their clan.
The clans are matriarchal, unlike lion prides where the females do the hunting and rely on males for protection, as strange males will kill the cubs.
Why do people dislike hyenas. Ignorance is hard to change, fear hard to overide. Why do we still fear wolves? Mythology accounts for that, and the Lion King did not dispel the lies and misinformation. Also being noctural there were hard to observe.
2006-11-19 09:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by ladyelfoftherings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baby Hyena
2016-10-06 11:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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is a baby hyena called a pup or a cup? or both. and also why do many people hate hyenas so much?
and i know that disney made them mean and i didnt like that,,,, but they are really not too bad.
2015-08-13 02:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither, it's a cub.
People don't like hyenas because they're feral. That happened before Walt Disney was born. They scavenge the carcasses of animals that were taken down by bigger predators.
2006-11-19 08:18:43 · answer #4 · answered by DA 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
pup is a dog
cub is a cat
so what do you think a hyena is?
2006-11-19 08:23:12 · answer #5 · answered by ÐIESEŁ ÐUB 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They can be both. I personally call them pups since they're doglike animals.
2016-11-18 04:20:07 · answer #6 · answered by Spring 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cup? Do you mean cub?
2006-11-19 08:22:45 · answer #7 · answered by axelflame8 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pup
2006-11-19 08:18:23 · answer #8 · answered by sosweettwolove 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they are cubs not cups
2006-11-19 08:22:03 · answer #9 · answered by blackhairedbaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋