The Insane Biology of: The Spotted Hyena

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@blondbraid7986 Жыл бұрын

It's fascinating how many completely different mammals naturally default to being led by an elderly matriarch, like orcas, elephants, mole rats, hyenas and englishmen.

@orcapod200 Жыл бұрын

Not all hyenas are female dominated. I recommend reading from hyena project and " a king amoung queens". Djuma, Shambas clan are male dominated clans

@fcv4616 Жыл бұрын

Lol. Englishmen

@dstinnettmusic Жыл бұрын

Jokes aside, seems like an outgrowth of the immense investment that mammal mothers have to give. This leads to a selection pressure in social animals to protect females. The animals that bring the food to mom get fed more.

@Leanzazzy Жыл бұрын

@@fcv4616I mean, the English are the OG simps. They are the ones who came up with "chivalry", replaced the vizier in chess with a "queen" and forced monogamy onto most of the world.

@rickwilliams967 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@sllizarrd Жыл бұрын

Hyenas are also very excellent planners! They can decide what type of animal they are going to hunt beforehand, and will only send as many hyenas to hunt as are necessary to take that animal down! And when they are hunting this way, they will ignore other prey, and only go after the type they've already decided on. For them to be able to PLAN this is a major sign of intelligence, and that they can communicate this - what animal they will be going for, and how many/which hyenas to send - across such a large group of conspecifics is pretty amazing!

@saechiledger Жыл бұрын

Man, they are more disciplined than my guildmates when we are doing pvp and ganking.

@pixelmaster98 Жыл бұрын

@@saechiledger clearly, you and your guildmates need to start eating your opponents if you win. That's obviously the only way to find the motivation to cooperate like this!

@saechiledger Жыл бұрын

@@pixelmaster98 maaaaaaaan 🤣

@aewimss Жыл бұрын

they are so impressive, their power is amazing!!

@dayoonman3264 Жыл бұрын

@sllizard, they can also do physics problems

@Sunflowersarepretty Жыл бұрын

I am amazed at how complex their hierarchy is. Life as a hyena is not easy whether you're a female, a cub or even worse a male.

@doktorhyena Жыл бұрын

Females aren't always above all males. Males that stay with their natal clan are above any female their mother is above. About 15% do choose to stay, so this isn't a negligible figure. It's entirely their choice to leave or stay, there has never been any evidence to support the "kicked out" theory. Spotted hyenas lack notable sexual dimorphism, female and male hyenas overlap a ton in size.

@SebstianMatosek-po2uw Жыл бұрын

Not too dissimilar to us

@orcapod200 Жыл бұрын

@@SebstianMatosek-po2uw not all males are all bottom feeders

@SebstianMatosek-po2uw Жыл бұрын

@@orcapod200 all the bottom feeders turn into women

@kaedaehara Жыл бұрын

@@SebstianMatosek-po2uwit's a lot easier to be a human male

@dljprogun Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: In the mid 1990's a hyena research facility tried to sue The Walt Disney Company for portraying hyenas as morons. The court ruled in favor of Walt Disney under the grounds of "you can't sue someone for making fun of your favorite animal."

@freedomm 11 ай бұрын

This was great

@bubblingbubztheklown5902 11 ай бұрын

They portrayed them slightly correct. Since the 1 female orders the 2 males around and even knocks their heads together 😅 2 things I thought about while watching this "oh snaps the female was smarter and in charge"

@MrMarinus18 11 ай бұрын

Though you can see a racist undertone in the depiction. Of the noble race of animals and the inferior undeserving race and what happened when Scar allowed the Hyena's in is kind of what many southern racists said would happen if the US stopped oppressing blacks. The very dark colors of the hyena's make the racist allegory even more clear. It's made clear that the social order is because of the Hyena's own inherent inferiority to lions and not because maybe Lions oppress Hyena's or something like that. In the end especially it's clear that banishing Hyena's out of the most fertile land and excluding them from animal society is the best thing to do. Kind of like how many said excluding blacks from prosperous areas was the best for everyone, including the blacks themselves.

@chubbynut_0g 11 ай бұрын

@@MrMarinus18common film analysis L

@Croz89 11 ай бұрын

@@MrMarinus18I think you're seeing something that isn't there. Spotted Hyenas have an equally bad reputation among Indigenous Africans as they were portrayed in The Lion King.

@cleverusername9369 Жыл бұрын

I like that The Lion King accurately depicted the female hyena Shenzi as being the one in charge

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

A new atudy shows Mothers support their offspring during encounters with other hyenas. Young hyenas start initiating interactions with adult clan members from a very young age. If they approach a lower-ranking clan member, the mother supports them and shows dominant behaviour. If the opponent is higher-ranking, the mother does not interfere or shows submissive behaviour. Young cubs thereby quickly learn by observation who is above and who is below their mother (and themselves) within the clan hierarchy. This mechanism also works for siblings from different litters of the same mother. Dominance relationships in spotted hyenas are not a matter of gender, body size, or aggressiveness. Rather, they are determined by the number of social allies one can rely on. Hyena mothers are the fiercest and most reliable allies; they support their young - daughters and sons - against members of lower-ranking matrilines and thereby ensure they hold the social rank right below their own. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.2441 hyena-project.com/2020/12/21/stress-and-reproduction/ hyena-project.com/2022/10/02/female-power-and-aggression/ hyena-project.com/research-topics/why-males-disperse/#:~:text=Male%20competitors%3A%20young%20males%20are,response%20to%20female%20mate%20preferences. hyena-project.com/research-topics/rank-inheritance hyena-project.com/research-topics/why-males-disperse www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1501236

@goomba8170 Жыл бұрын

One of the very few things they kept accurate

@KoopstaKlicca 10 ай бұрын

@@goomba8170it's a cartoon lion rendition of Hamlet 💀 what do you want from it lol

@MimiCheckinfakeheaux 8 ай бұрын

@@goomba8170it actually wasn’t going well I be accurate at fort. Whoopi Goldberg was the second choice. The first voice actor they wanted to use was a male. Happy they went with Whoopi so they could at least get that right lol. But some hyena packs are actually lead by males.

@MimiCheckinfakeheaux 8 ай бұрын

@@KoopstaKliccalol!

@lackofsins929 Жыл бұрын

The first researcher having witnessed the birth of a hyena must have had quite the shock at the time.

@cupriferouscatalyst3708 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was definitely not prepared to know that hyenas are futas

@Furface_the_thumpie 6 ай бұрын

@@cupriferouscatalyst3708not really it's like their vagina is ripped out from inside

@FerranMuñozMora 3 ай бұрын

@@cupriferouscatalyst3708is actually just a huge clitoris that looks like a PP, A false PP.

@gladeon-hb9iu 2 ай бұрын

lol fr

@natannick8308 2 ай бұрын

@@cupriferouscatalyst3708futa in japanese means hermaphrodite which means they can give birth themselves and impregnate other of their own species

@doktorhyena Жыл бұрын

So there's a few issues right off the bat: 1. When hunting solo, they actually go after animals 3X their mass very often (wildebeest and topi in particular) and do 75% of their hunting alone. 2. Brown hyenas aren't obligate scavengers and are capable of hunting smaller prey. 3. Females aren't always above all males. Males that stay with their natal clan are above any female their mother is above. About 15% do choose to stay, so this isn't a negligible figure. 4. Spotted hyenas lack any notable sexual dimorphism, female and male hyenas overlap a ton in size. 5. Males don't always leave, and it is their choice to leave or stay. Females don't kick them out. 6. Siblicide is very rare among hyena cubs. While I do appreciate your attempt to make an educational video, you've used the same myths that we've known are false for over three decades now. The Ngorongoro Hyena Project would be another great group to chat with, Zambia Carnivore Programme too.

@warrenarnold Жыл бұрын

Hollywood has its hands everywhere the narrative has already been fixed

@doktorhyena Жыл бұрын

@@warrenarnoldYeah it really sucks

@SomeMortyDude Жыл бұрын

So most of the info in this vid is wrong?

@Paul-k2u8c Жыл бұрын

If u r true, then this video is getting disliked

@mymom1462 Жыл бұрын

bruh wtf that is a lot of errors

@terramater Жыл бұрын

Hyenas are so cool! As you guys mentioned, brown hyenas are scavengers, but our crew got footage of them on Namibia's coast, and they aren't just that. There, they actually hunt seals!

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

I recommend reading from hyena project and "a king amoung queens" , its interesting

@JagoShogun Жыл бұрын

spotted orcapod@@Orcinus-s4z

@SolRC 4 ай бұрын

Sounds hella misogynistic, maybe the title isn't the premise but for real? @@Orcinus-s4z

@Orcinus-s4z 4 ай бұрын

@@SolRC ?

@Orcinus-s4z 4 ай бұрын

@@SolRC have you even read the research?

@plops993 9 ай бұрын

I remember my first impression of hyenas was at a particular zoo that had some. I was there right at the fence as they were being fed and my two takeaways were: 1. Wow they are a LOT bigger than I thought, and 2. That laugh is so much louder and more ominous in person. If I was in Africa and that noise was surrounding me at night I would be shitting bricks

@BullEye-cb2mw 5 ай бұрын

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@BullEye-cb2mw 5 ай бұрын

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@bylethhresvelg3434 2 ай бұрын

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@MrAtlantafalcon Жыл бұрын

My spotted hyena story. January 2019. I’m in Limpopo Provence, on the veranda of my Rondoval at 3AM, alone. Manyeleti Game Reserve (fenceless border to Kruger NP). My friend (native South African) and his wife had gone to bed in the Rondoval next door. Before he retired to bed, he placed a foldable camp chair on it’s side in the “entranceway” to the narrow veranda. We had seen hyena coming near camp the last two evenings, always near the edge of darkness. I laughed as he was placing this shoddy blockade, and said, “What is that for? That’s not going to stop a leopard or a hyena.” Dead serious, he said, “It might give you time to scream for help.” I laughed it off, because I’m a stupid American in Africa. He heads to bed. 3 AM rolls around and I’m sitting there on the veranda. I catch something out of the corner of my eye, just beyond the “barricade chair”, 10’ away. I see the silhouette of hair over powerful shoulder blades creeping confidently past the entrance, and my blood goes cold. Deadly silent. She comes around the corner and stands broadside 10’ in front of me, with a 2’ tiny wall separating us. Looks me dead in my eyes like, “Hmm. What should I do with you?” I’ve been charged by a bull elephant in musth, which is a rush of a lifetime, but I have never felt smaller and more subject to a deadly animal’s decision than when that 180 lbs. female hyena locked eyes with me, and considered her options. I flew back to the states with a much greater respect, and interest in, hyenas. She made me recognize, with stealth and authority, and allowed me to keep living.

@lindantsie7924 8 ай бұрын

I’m glad you lived to tell this story unharmed, I’m South African I’d have gone to bed when they did😂

@rambi1072 7 ай бұрын

That's crazy. As a European I would have thought the same, like "well yeah I'm sure they're dangerous but I'm bigger than they are so I could over power it." But knowing that they can be 80kg(!) and have a bite force twice that of a lion definitely changed my perspective. There probably wouldn't be much I could do without a weapon, even then it wouldn't be good. Even great Danes can only barely reach 80kg

@mikeclarke952 6 ай бұрын

Great story, really. I'm just saying this is why humans also evolved to work together. Also why dogs are our friends. Alarm, nothing but spears and arrows would face her. Now we have guns. It's great how we work together. Peace brother.

@berlyngrey9242 4 ай бұрын

Awesome story I don't usually like reading long comments but I was invested

@greeenjeeens 4 ай бұрын

Love it love it love it, respect. All of us Euros and Americans should go to Africa. It's good to be humbled.

@koalasquare2145 Жыл бұрын

What about the Hyena's that we haven't spotted yet?

@lanieschatz Жыл бұрын

Criminally underrated pun

@13donstalos Жыл бұрын

GOTEEEM!

@chiefnama790 Жыл бұрын

Well done!!!

@deboralee1623 Жыл бұрын

Bah-dum-dum-tsss!

@zepeterinma Жыл бұрын

I got some paint and stencils, we can spot them and then spot them. Anyone down for a field trip to west Africa? Thinking of starting with the brown ones that live near the coast.

@errhka Жыл бұрын

What an incredible animal - and a wonderful example of how 'fit' traits that evolve are selected for through a variety of factors. And that these traits aren't necessarily the 'best' - just that they were 'good enough' for their niche. I had the pleasure (or displeasure depending on how you see it) of getting up close and personal with some hyenas at Out of Africa Park in Arizona (highly recommend btw) and them following you along the fence line cackling to themselves is one of the eeriest things I've ever experienced. I admire them greatly from afar!

@ashthefan179 Жыл бұрын

I love Out of Africa! Have been there multiple times and the Hyenas have always been my favorite. The male moo'ed back at me once x) They are such awesome creatures.

@metalcake2288 Жыл бұрын

I don't think the trait is good enough, I think it works better than anything else in their niche. It's the best

@B1TKZH47 10 ай бұрын

Being a hyena is like being a member of the mafia - they can be hard on each other, even kill each other, but they wouldn't have it any other way. They love it.

@angeldelgado7120 24 күн бұрын

I'm sure they don't "love" it.

@diegoquezada3193 20 күн бұрын

@@angeldelgado7120 Eh it depends on the clan, some are nicer to each other, while others can be brutal

@Dave.... Жыл бұрын

Wow my whole perspective on hyenas has changed completely. Really great story and research!

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

Most info are outdated. Hyena project and "a king amoung queens" debunks this and science org " why do some males stay while other males disperse"

@Ze_Moose 9 ай бұрын

I still support Simba. Sorry but not sorry

@rinbeeby Жыл бұрын

the lion king has ruined people's perception of these adorable crazy creatures. it makes me so sad to hear how negative they were described at the beginning :(

@Saffari-h6o Жыл бұрын

Hyena project, esajornals (a king amoung queens) and science org (why some males stay home while others disperse) by science org are also good info on hyenas

@HoneyB.Lovely Жыл бұрын

It’s just like Jaws and peoples unrealistic fear of sharks! We gotta be careful how we portray animals in media and entertainment because it could end up literally pushing amazing animals to extinction because of our opinions of them. v-v

@theneedle6785 Жыл бұрын

Hyenas have had a bad rap for centuries. In some parts of Africa they are considered evil and associated with witches.

@tonyhawksproskater2406 Жыл бұрын

Lion King reinforced a common stereotype, it was here before. In fact, Wolves used to be just as hated as Hyenas for most of human history, and Wolves are still widely hated by the older generations due to damage they do to livestock and because they kill dogs. However recent portrayal of Wolves in popular culture such as movies, video games, and books has made some people, especially the younger generation love Wolves and have many people defending them now. Hyenas on the other hand in popular culture, well the Lion King as you said, not a positive portrayal

@A_Random_Shroob Жыл бұрын

@@tonyhawksproskater2406Agreed. I think it would've been so much better if Dreamwork's The Bad Guys had a hyena instead of a wolf

@GeteMachine Жыл бұрын

The bite and way Hyena's can crush bones and eat if not most of the animals they hunt, makes Scar's death a lot worse than you'd think. They pretty much crushed him up and ate everything.

@MedusaMaple 10 ай бұрын

20... 30 feral hogs

@Jayson_Tatum Жыл бұрын

Just to correct one point: the Hyena isn't necessarily "larger" than wolves, just heavier. Wolves are longer and taller, but much more lean, so they don't weigh as much. General size wise, they're pretty much equal.

@Coolkemo88 Жыл бұрын

She said as large or larger

@miquelescribanoivars5049 Жыл бұрын

Height is solely dependent on where it measured, though, some very large gray wolves (remember they're size varies greatly depending on populations), might be taller at the whithers and around as tall at the shoulders, but a spotted hyena would still reach greater height when rearing its head. Also for the record, in discussions about ecology, mass is 95% of the times the metric use to define size. Have you seen anyone claim that a chain of salps is larger than a blue whale?

@Diegos1707 Жыл бұрын

“Technically” 🥸🥸🥸🥸 lmao

@DarrkMane Жыл бұрын

Size = overall mass, weight. Height just means longer. So, hyenas are larger. You're telling me a jaguar is smaller than a mountain lion or a cheetah just because of longer limbs?

@squidikka Жыл бұрын

@@Diegos1707 It's a science channel, you lost?

@k-dog7013 Жыл бұрын

Very cool as usual! I’d love to hear about African Hunting Dogs. From what I know they have possibly the most advanced hunting methods of any pack animal with individuals acting in different positions over great distances, and they are intelligent enough that they even take a community vote every day on whether or not to hunt.

@bri1085 Жыл бұрын

I think you're mixing them up with the Wild dog, which is among the most effective hunter, with chimps pretty much being the only animals that are more sucessfull hunters. Granted Hyenas hunt in a similar manner to wild dogs, which is basically run the prey down until it can't run anymore.

@No.Good.Nickname Жыл бұрын

Voting dogs in Afrika sounds extremely cool.

@joanborrelli8307 Жыл бұрын

Isn't the correct name Painted Dogs instead of Wild Dogs ? I saw a documentary where the dogs were being caught and moved to a sanctuary and the project was called the Painted Dog project. The people in the documentary stated the correct name is Painted Dog. I never heard that before and unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the documentary.

@bri1085 Жыл бұрын

@@joanborrelli8307 painted dog is a more recent name, it's apparently better optics for foreign audiences.

@levipeterken4020 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure African Hunting dog and the Wild dog are the same thing@@bri1085

@MimiCheckinfakeheaux 8 ай бұрын

I don’t see how a person would think that hyenas are ugly. Especially juvenile ones. They are cute. And lions steal their food mostly not the other way around

@DracowolfieDen Жыл бұрын

It's so fascinating to hear this and then think about how our species might be described in terms of brutality. We can be absolutely insanely brutal in many ways, but we also care the most about other species.

@andreileontev8497 Жыл бұрын

I love insane biology on this channel! I suggest crocodiles if u receive suggestions

@toomanyspreedsheets9802 Жыл бұрын

Ugly?!? That's one of the cutest animals I've ever seen!

@TheTELproductions Жыл бұрын

The baby hyenas look like tiny bears or something

@KoopstaKlicca 10 ай бұрын

I always thought they were ugly cute 😭

@gothicsloth4552 9 ай бұрын

They're like big puppies I really wanna cuddle one 🥺

@jerrysstories711 Жыл бұрын

When I was in Malawi, some men in the village killed a hyena and buried it. I asked why they didn't eat it. They were disgusted, and my host asked, "Do you want to eat a bowl of spiders?"

@l-kin3480 Жыл бұрын

Why would anyone anywhere on earth eat a hyena?

@jerrysstories711 Жыл бұрын

@@l-kin3480 because it's Africa, and some areas are still very prone to famine. In Malawi, the name for the hot dry season that we would call Summer is "Hunger".

@jerrysstories711 Жыл бұрын

@@l-kin3480 I was there in the harvest season where there was plenty of food, so I can understand them not eating the hyena.

@l-kin3480 Жыл бұрын

@@jerrysstories711 well I'm African myself. Never heard of anyone eating hyenas even during famines. I've seen people starve plenty of times on TV but never resort to eating hyenas. How would they trap them anyway at such a time?

@jerrysstories711 Жыл бұрын

@@l-kin3480 Well, people do eat hyena meat in Somalia, and not just in famine times. But I don't know how you catch hyenas during famine. I was in Malawi in harvest season, so there was plenty of food, they killed that hyena because hyenas had stolen a goat and some chickens recently. But my hosts' grandparents had to kill lions with spears, so I'm pretty sure they could kill a hyena if they needed to.

@aleclynch3790 26 күн бұрын

I think they’re adorable not creepy. And the laugh is contagious

@kokosagina Жыл бұрын

I would love for you to make a video on parrots like African greys or cockatoos. They're fascinating. Intelligent, with complex social lives and of course their ability to replicate sounds to a scary degree

@callumclark3358 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the Norwegian Blue!

@jujuforjesus 10 ай бұрын

Cockatoos are cool. I like mina birds and toucans tbh all birds .God bless you

@tobiasedwards2643 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see more videos about the other hyena species.

@abody499 Жыл бұрын

1:27 "largely because they don't operate alone" - this is false. Hyenas often hunt alone because it allows them to be more inconspicuous and pick off young antelope hiding in the grass, moreover, ensuring they don't have their meal taken by the rest of the clan. They are very hierarchical and many clan members must hunt alone to survive because the scraps they'd get otherwise wouldn't be enough.

@doktorhyena Жыл бұрын

That's right! When hunting alone, it's not at all rare for them to go for animals up to 3 times their body mass such as wildebeest and topi. They do about 75% of their hunts solo!

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@nathanlevesque7812 Жыл бұрын

The bite force chart was also weird for excluding Jaguars at 1500 psi

@TheBritishGuy75 Жыл бұрын

Finally somebody who actually knows stuff about hyenas instead of just made up bs

@shibomi1 Жыл бұрын

So knick-picky, it was mentioned at 6:17 that they can hunt solo

@nathanlevesque7812 Жыл бұрын

3:45 That was worded weirdly, but Jaguar bite force is 1500 psi and they crack skulls as a killing method. There are some other predators that incidentally break bones (crocodilians 2000-5000 psi), but would swallow their prey whole wherever possible.

@samrizzardi2213 Жыл бұрын

I think she was referring to the fact that hyenas habitually _consume_ bone. A jaguar can pierce bone with its canines, but its back teeth have the typical felid design optimised for shearing meat

@haroldb1856 Жыл бұрын

Hyenas may not be the most sympathetic of creatures, but they make up for it with their unique and fascinating biology and social behaviours. Their tough, pragmatic attitude commands respect.

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

Some info of thus is outdated. I recommend reading from hyena project and "a king amoung queens"

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

@suzannemathison9900 2 ай бұрын

This video was really well done. It seems like most people don't know a lot about hyenas. This is an entertaining way to learn. Thanks

@Mark-wx8ne Жыл бұрын

It would be great if the people pointing out errors in the comments would link a research paper to prove what they're saying rather than just saying the video is wrong.

@orcapod200 Жыл бұрын

I recommend reading from hyena project, esajournals "a king amoung queens", and science org on Why do some males choose to breed at home when most other males disperse?

@soulevans77 Жыл бұрын

This came at a perfect time, I was doing my own personal research on Hyenas just a few days ago.

@abody499 Жыл бұрын

the scientific literature is where to do personal research, not yt.

@soulevans77 Жыл бұрын

@@abody499 100% but I also watched this video

@jaybrett99 Жыл бұрын

@@abody499shut up

@abody499 Жыл бұрын

that's good then you'll be able to spot all the mistakes in this video

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

@@soulevans77 males can get a rank aswell A new atudy shows Mothers support their offspring during encounters with other hyenas. Young hyenas start initiating interactions with adult clan members from a very young age. If they approach a lower-ranking clan member, the mother supports them and shows dominant behaviour. If the opponent is higher-ranking, the mother does not interfere or shows submissive behaviour. Young cubs thereby quickly learn by observation who is above and who is below their mother (and themselves) within the clan hierarchy. This mechanism also works for siblings from different litters of the same mother. Dominance relationships in spotted hyenas are not a matter of gender, body size, or aggressiveness. Rather, they are determined by the number of social allies one can rely on. Hyena mothers are the fiercest and most reliable allies; they support their young - daughters and sons - against members of lower-ranking matrilines and thereby ensure they hold the social rank right below their own. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fee.2441 hyena-project.com/2020/12/21/stress-and-reproduction/ hyena-project.com/2022/10/02/female-power-and-aggression/ hyena-project.com/research-topics/why-males-disperse/#:~:text=Male%20competitors%3A%20young%20males%20are,response%20to%20female%20mate%20preferences. hyena-project.com/research-topics/rank-inheritance hyena-project.com/research-topics/why-males-disperse www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1501236

@sousa1534 Жыл бұрын

I love "the insane biology of" series! always so informative and visually pleasant! One of 2 KZbin channels I actually activated the bell (the other one being Jonathan Birds Blue World) Thank you!

@ronniemcintosh4547 Жыл бұрын

I like this one and casual geographic, dude is hilarious

@orcapod200 Жыл бұрын

@@ronniemcintosh4547 this is outdated tho

@AB-un4io Жыл бұрын

I’ve always been fond of Hyenas. I think I understood at a young age that it wasn’t okay to judge an animal based on how humans feel like they behave as compared to human ideals.Humans can’t even reach their human ideals. Also, this animal, like most other animals, are very specialized creatures. Very highly specialized. They’re built and they vocalize nearly perfectly for their needs. It’s an incredibly risky life! Wonderfully interesting animals. ❤ Thanks so much!! 🙂🫶🏼

@kc_h7h 5 ай бұрын

Quite ironic because hyenas really care for eachother. I've seen a 30 hyena vs lion fight and one of the hyenas got injured and they all kinda gave up. But the lion wanted to finish the injured one but the other hyenas didn't let him and risked their life to protect the injured one

@theGreaterAwareness Жыл бұрын

I think the Peccary has one of the most terrifying jaws I've seen. It's like a mix between tusks and canines in shape.

@ashthefan179 Жыл бұрын

I've always thought Hyenas were so cool. One of my favorite memories is when moo'ed back at me at a sanctuary I visited.

@mgratk Жыл бұрын

That might have been a bovine.

@orcapod200 Жыл бұрын

Actually there are flaws in this video. A male can be a high ranking aswell if he is born in the high ranking female and can inherit. Not all males are immigrants some males actually stay in their family and become a high ranking leader aswell. Hyenas dont use aggression to dominate but by social support and hyenas are actually based on bloodlines than immigrants. A male can also outrank a female. I recommend reading Hyena project and "a king amoung queens"

@ofmyownaccord 10 ай бұрын

I was wondering about that. Like what is the evolutionary purpose of hyena males if they're all doomed to be subservient little cucks. Makes a lot more sense now. haha

@ñamñam-r7c 10 ай бұрын

i think she briefly mentioned the first part about the males. Also thanks for the recomendation, i was feeling sad for the males 😅

@IssaOuattara-l4l 3 ай бұрын

😊

@TheBritishGuy75 Жыл бұрын

Hyena Myths: Females don't dominate males. They dominate other females. Males and females have their own separate hierarchies. The male hierarchy is a queue and therefore a lot more peaceful. That's why male hyenas are typically less aggressive. Female hyenas are a lot more aggressive as their hierarchy is based on dominance, strength, and power. Now yes, it is true that when you are a cub you inherit your mother's rank (due to male hyenas being absent fathers). However, this rank isn't fixed. When males reach sexual maturity, they can either decide to stay in their birth clan, become a scout, join the male hierarchy in their birth clan, and choose to not mate (or mate with the lower ranking unrelated females). Although, most males decide to leave so that they can mate with high ranking unrelated females. When they join a new clan, they join the male hierarchy there and become the lowest ranked there. They'll have to wait until males higher up die in order to gain rank. Or, in very rare occasions, they could decide to just try and dominate higher ranking males. However, that would most likely lead to them getting teamed on and killer by every other male. It's also a big misconception that hyenas do everything together like a wolf pack. Hyenas are only in clans because of male lions and lion prides. If lions were solitary and male lions didn't exist (or were the same power as a lioness), hyenas would have no need to be in clans and they would become the most dominant predator (they kinda already are). Hyenas are more than capable of hunting large prey alone (such as impala, oryx, zebra, buffalo, elephant calves, giraffe calves, rhino claves, wildebeest, topi, hartebeest, etc). Lone hyenas are more than capable of defending their kills from wild dog packs, leopards, lionesses (if they're alone), cheetahs, etc. Lone hyenas are also more than capable of stealing kills from those other predators as well. Male lions and the fact that lions live in prides are the sole reason as to why hyenas are group animals. Yes some other benefits come with it as well like making it easier to raise your cubs and not having to worry about other hyenas as much but those are the main reasons. One other misconception about hyenas is that a females pseudopenis has anything to do with mating. It doesn't (no females do not peg males lol). The pseudopenis looks a bit different from a normal male penis (specifically in the head as a pseuodpenis has a much larger opening in the head than a normal male penis). The pseudopenis is used to urinate and to give birth. That's it. Another myth about hyenas is that females are much larger and stronger than male hyenas. Again, that's completely false. While it is technically true that females are larger than males. That size difference is only 10%. And that 10% is ALL FAT. That extra fat is used for their milk (which is why hyena milk is some of the richest and best milk and also why hyenas grow so fast). That's why lots of female hyenas look "fatter" and "bigger" at the belly than males. Everything else like length, height, etc is all the exact same between genders. Weight only has a slight 10% difference. In terms of strength, it's entirely based on the individual but overall they're the exact same. A healthy female vs a healthy male are the exact same strength, height, length, and the female has a 10% extra fat weight advantage. Those are the size/strenght differences (practically none). Overall, don't spread lies about hyenas.

@hungVN2610 Жыл бұрын

A lot of sources (even TED) said that the females are stronger than the males due to higher ranking, better fed and higher testosterone (which helps them build muscles) so I would like to know why was it a myth though? Is there any source I can look into to explain the differences in strength between male and female hyenas as well as the (supposed) male hierarchy?

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

@@hungVN2610 no, females dominate because of social support. Most males leave their clan to join a newer and sacrifice their rank. I recommend reading from hyena project, they study hyenas and "a king amoung queens"

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

@@hungVN2610 i also recommend reading " why some males breed at home, while others disperse" by science org

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

@@hungVN2610 actually hyenas opperate like ancient kings and queens, by bloodline and males do get the rank aswell. Read about Shambas clan or Dejuma's

@hungVN2610 Жыл бұрын

@@Orcinus-s4z Interesting. I never knew that hyenas stay in power thanks to support from their relatives rather than power, strength, or ranking. However, the ESA journals said that "Cases like Majani’s are not rare but they often go unnoticed because kings rarely stay in power for long. Like other males, kings usually disperse after reaching sexual maturity, leaving the throne to a sister." so I do wonder why they can't cling to their thrones and have to pass it on to their female siblings. Perhaps it is a fixed social structure for the hyenas? Nevertheless pretty intriguing.

@gerhardmoeller774 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@WildlifeChannel-l5z 11 күн бұрын

Your passion for wildlife is truly inspiring; it’s amazing to see how much you care about nature.

@mopemope1 Жыл бұрын

Love the content! just a small correction -> at 4:00 Lion being 60% the force of a Hyena ≠ Hyena being 40% more force than a Lion. On the graph you showed the Hyena is 75% more force than a Lion. Same logic goes for the Hyena - Grizzly comparison.

@bobfoster687 Жыл бұрын

Math is hard!

@lyrimetacurl0 4 ай бұрын

@@bobfoster687 100% is 60% × 5/3 So it would be 66% higher, not 75% or 40%

@LazarusStr Жыл бұрын

This was such a great episode! My Mum and I just went to the zoo and viewed two spotted Hyenas. We didn’t know they were that large! I was aware of some facts you spoke of but was still surprised, as usual, by the additional facts you’ve shared in this episode. I always appreciate the in depth reporting/storytelling you do on this channel. Your videos are some of my favorites because of this 🤩 Can’t wait for the future videos ❤ #LoveTheNaturalWorld

@Toubabou Жыл бұрын

Incredible lucky sightings once in Kruger park. My son notice a shade under the tree, we witnessed a hyena giving birth with support. It was unreal

@ABCDEFGH-qx6yn 5 ай бұрын

Giving birth with support of whom ?

@ArtofFreeSpeech 10 ай бұрын

Well, count me as always thinking differently about hyenas than most people. These animals have always fascinated me and I've always had a positive view of them, though this video has easily made it even more positive. Great job. I learned a lot.

@PamQuinton 8 ай бұрын

Despite their bad reputation and being called ‘ugly’, I always found a hyena strangely cute

@Muenni Жыл бұрын

12:31 Calling a clearly highly functional social order 'dysfunctional' because it involves high levels of aggression and violence is such an overtly anthropocentric bias! As human societies grew so much larger than its ancestral communities, violence and aggression outside of large-scale conflicts may have been shunned more and more, but why those ethics of hunter-gatherers turned sedentary farmers would apply to pure pack hunters with an obvious need for aggression and violence even outside their social activities is beyond me. Let alone calling it dysfunctional!

@ReclaimerX Жыл бұрын

I would really like an acknowledgement of the comment pointing out several serious errors with the given information.

@maeveriden8887 10 ай бұрын

...which is that?

@Orcinus-s4z 6 ай бұрын

@@maeveriden8887 All of the "female is more aggresive" is actually been debunked. "A king amoung queens" from esajournals and hyena projects "maternal effects", "mamas boys arent losers", and "less aggression when females rule" articles are a good read. There society is more like a monarchy

@davidegaruti2582 Жыл бұрын

Crazy biology of the tarantula hawk wasp ? Those gals are incredible

@txanimalguru 2 ай бұрын

As someone who just graduated with a masters in ENVS, your series on "Insane Biology" has kept me learning without having to pay tens of thousands of dollars in tuition. Keep it up, you provide a immeasurably invaluable service to the wider public.

@thanosdarkseid Жыл бұрын

Subramani fans assemble🔥🔥🔥

@venkatavaradhankrishnan8539 Жыл бұрын

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@abishekvasanth3500 Жыл бұрын

Cha naan tha lataa , namaku munnadiyae namma payaluga vanthutainga😂😂

@Punith2827 Жыл бұрын

Leoooo🔥

@rajjackson9995 Жыл бұрын

😅

@sreejeshmenonable Жыл бұрын

😊

@jinstinky501 Жыл бұрын

So good. How do you do it? Every video is fantastic, thank-you!

@lorenzomeloni6088 Жыл бұрын

Extremely well-made breakdown of one of my favorite animals. Thank you!!

@issaphae9659 Жыл бұрын

male hyenas are literally the kens in barbieland lmao

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

Hyenas actually opperate like ancient king and queens and not all are female dominated. Males can be alpha if their high ranking mom dies. Djuma and Shambas clan are male dominated clan and not all males leave their clan. Female hyenas arent as aggressive in a new study by hyena project "𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴" Hyena project and esajournals "𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴" are good info aswell as scienceorg " 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺"

@greendropmedia 6 ай бұрын

You have the best most seamless Segways to sponsor EVER!!!!

@FirstnameLastname-nm2ix 9 ай бұрын

8:52 with the childbirth process of hyenas, the right to reproduce can hardly be considered a "luxury"

@radolfkalis4041 Жыл бұрын

I seem to remember, MANY years ago, decades even, Spotted Hyenas WERE near the bottom of the hunter list, mostly scavenging, because of relatively low numbers. IIR, there was a massive outbreak of anthrax among hippos, and the scavenging spotted hyenas population exploded off those dead hippos.

@newtonstan2113 Жыл бұрын

I love this series

@ulrikewatson7259 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this documentary. I learnt so much from it, super interesting

@orcapod200 Жыл бұрын

its a bit outdated

@PNW-Twelve 11 ай бұрын

This is easily the best series on youtube.

@Deloneys 10 ай бұрын

Spotted hyenas are the most underrated animal. They're true hunters ran by queens.

@rosebrown6128 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for an interesting and informative video. Stephanie your reading voice is clear and well paced. ❤️ That is very important for the listener to absorb the facts.

@benchapple1583 Жыл бұрын

A pack of hyenas can see off a lioness but I have seen footage of a pack of them confronting a single lion. It didn't end well. Thank you for a very interesting video.

@orcapod200 Жыл бұрын

Some are outdated information

@canis2020 Жыл бұрын

Painted dogs, if I remember correctly, has the highest success rate for kills, AND they are stunning. Yet they are hardly covered.

@prozac2173 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, they are endegered species and not hyenas. Their nesting grounds are destroyed by human activity and their population declines quickly. I would love to see more videos about them, so people can learn about this magnificent animal

@bri1085 Жыл бұрын

On land only chimps are more successful, but chimpanzees don't hunt as much, and I'm pretty sure are a lot more selective.

@marlaseegerstein3158 14 күн бұрын

I remember when they were called cape hunting dogs

@canis2020 14 күн бұрын

@marlaseegerstein3158 I don't understand why this particular animal has its name changed so much. I can understand new fossils and incomplete or new creatures but it feels like every 10 years they change this poor guys name.

@steakknives 11 ай бұрын

This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen!

@johndarbyjd126 9 ай бұрын

i’ve always thought Hyenas were some of the roughest toughest most bad ass survivors on the planet, they look strong and scrappy, obviously intimidating too weighing over 150 lbs. One of my favorite animals

@A3319 Жыл бұрын

Some male hyenas do stay in their birth clan. In fact, its possible for male hyenas to gain rank over females in some instances. Lone hyenas are also entirely capable of taking down large prey, like Topis for example. So its not nearly that bad for outskirt klans. IIRC, Hyenas usually hunt solo or in small groups

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Saffari-h6o Жыл бұрын

This

@toddduchesne1749 Жыл бұрын

This was so INSANE! The biology of the Hyena is just INSANE! I didn't know what INSANE was before this video! How is it possible for anything to be so INSANE??!!!

@Student_Of_Life09 Жыл бұрын

We have them here in Zambia, but I didn't know that they aren't a dog specie.

@NotherNothing 6 ай бұрын

"Their famous laugh is actually a sign of excitement, fear, or frustration" Oh my god I have a spirit animal after all

@Maleboligia 10 ай бұрын

I learned a ton and I really like the format, thank you very much!

@latheofheaven1017 Жыл бұрын

Hey RealScience. I'd be really interested in a video about how cold-blooded fish like herring, cod, haddock etc. can be constantly active in cold seas that cold-blooded reptiles - if they fell in - would go into torpor and drown in. Indeed, that unlucky humans freeze and drown in due to the cold. If so many cold-blooded fish species can be energetically active in cold water, why have no terrestrial reptiles evolved with a similar constitution? Instead, they have to rely on warm weather to be active.

@cleverusername9369 Жыл бұрын

Insulating layers of fat

@caimansaurus5564 Жыл бұрын

@@cleverusername9369 insulation doesn't do anything for a cold-blooded animal. insulation is for preserving body heat, which a cold-blooded animal by definition doesn't generate enough of to matter.

@kaiokryvoss1473 Жыл бұрын

Cold blooded is a bit overly simple. What’s really happening is varying levels of thermoregulation- aka regulating body temperature. Mammals or “warm blooded” creatures have body processes , also known as BMR-Base Metabolic Rate- that is substantially higher than that of reptiles. This generates heat and lets us maintain homeostasis. I forget the part of our brain that regulates that but it’s definitely super important. It’s part of why thyroid issues are lethal if untreated. So when we encounter cold water, it basically fucks with us because our bodies are adapted to remain in a certain temperature range with a bit of tolerance. Exterior temperatures that too greatly surpass these ranges , like freezing water or sweltering heat, are detrimental to us because we just aren’t built to handle them. The heat kills cuz it makes us hotter on top of our BMR , which we cannot stop because it’s effectively the sum of all of our body essential body functions, and cold water makes our bodies too cold to handle it. The same applies for all “warm blooded” creatures. Most Reptiles (but not all) don’t have high BMR so A lot of reptiles evolve to have behaviors that affect their temperature externally like basking in the sun to warm up, seeking out shade to cool down etc. So no animal is “warm” or “cold blooded”, just having varying levels of thermoregulation. Even then, the same applies for them. Too hot, they suffer, too cold, they suffer. They exist within a limited range of temperatures. That Fish species likely evolved antifreeze proteins or some other adaptation to handle that cold water , or maybe they have really efficient scales that trap heat and a high BMR overall. Idk lol but I hope this clarifies or answers part of your question. Edited for Typos

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

Hyenas arent "matriarchal", but rather matrilineal and matrilocal "Dominance relationships in spotted hyenas are not a matter of gender, body size, or aggressiveness. Rather, they are determined by the number of social allies one can rely on. Hyena mothers are the fiercest and most reliable allies; they support their young - daughters and sons - against members of lower-ranking matrilines and thereby ensure they hold the social rank right below their own. Sons of alpha females can thus inherit the throne, such as what happened with Majani. When his mother died, Majani could count on the support from his older sister Vimba (third from left) and his two nieces to make sure others respected his alpha status." - esajournals "a king aoung queens"

@mokomdane4297 Жыл бұрын

I too use to fall victim of underestimating this animal. Thank you for the eye opener.

@mike902 Жыл бұрын

Please explain in detail how you have been a "victim of underestimating" spotted hyenas. You either have a great story or went about saying you didnt know much about them in a really weird way.

@dannyeugenewaits9486 Жыл бұрын

Jewiz you done a fantastic job making this documentary!!! Cheers from Montana!

@jaywaii3187 Жыл бұрын

This is great inspiration to help me develop the gnoll society in my D&D campaign (called "dabyun" from Arab writer al-Qazwīnī (1204-1283) book that spoke of 'hyena people'). Thank you for your work!

@revilokid Жыл бұрын

5:32 quick eye check if anyone needs it.

@Z4KIUS Жыл бұрын

"why spotted hyenas evolved to have such a hard reproduction" meanwhile humans

@bri1085 Жыл бұрын

Did you not watch the video? they're giving birth through a penis.

@drewlovely2668 Жыл бұрын

I think hyenas have it a little bit worse than we do......

@Z4KIUS Жыл бұрын

@@drewlovely2668 probably the only mammals that have it worse than us

@Orcinus-s4z Жыл бұрын

@@Z4KIUS hyena project and esajournals "a king amoung queens" debunks that

@Dretroz 7 ай бұрын

Been binging these types of videos while I recover from a back injury. Great content very educational!!

@riot6721 9 ай бұрын

Amazing video, and thanks for the background info about the ppl that put so much effort and dedication to studying these animals.

@Marcin9200 Жыл бұрын

I Love hyenas, and i wanted a video about their biology for such a long time

@orcapod200 Жыл бұрын

some of this are a bit outdated

@Marcin9200 Жыл бұрын

Thats why i made the second comment

@amalb5230 Жыл бұрын

#Leo Subramani 💥🔥💥

@umarazeez4352 Жыл бұрын

Who’s here after Leo movie 😅

@jeremiahakinlabi7232 9 ай бұрын

Humans : life's hard Hyenas : hahaha

@jaye2491 9 ай бұрын

The idea of something being able to crack open a giraffe femur with its mouth is honestly terrifying 😂

@syedtalhanoor21 Жыл бұрын

Don't Tasmanian Devils have similar bone crushing jaws?

@bri1085 Жыл бұрын

It's Australia, they aren't really crushing the bones of particularly large animals which makes things a little easier.

@andersistbesser 8 ай бұрын

I dont want to be a hyena thats for sure

@thesharkormoriantm274 Жыл бұрын

It would honestly be great if this channel had a version in Spanish as well.

@Bigger-Than-Jesus 9 ай бұрын

I wish i had stuff like this as a kid!! Great footage, information and presentation! I like how you explain things and your Insane biology series ROCKS!!

@alexandershockey901 11 ай бұрын

i suggested this video a year ago and someone told me it was a bad idea!!! so happy y’all did this!!!

@praveenrao4561 Жыл бұрын

leo🔥

@TundeEszlari Жыл бұрын

Perfect content.

@palpaladin315 7 ай бұрын

Good video - Only criticism I have is the hierarchial explanation. "Matrilineal" not "Matriarchial"; there is an imperative difference; aside from there being no such thing as an "Alpha female" anyway. - Only one Female sits at the top of the Hyena pack, "The mother of them all"; none of the other females share that status, and males are dispersed to other packs. Which is why the males are often found in solitary circumstances.