Hyena Interesting Facts

• Four Species of Hyenas
• Striped
• Brown
• Aardwolf 
• Spotted
• Inhabit large, dry, open savannas found in Africa
• Live to be about 19
• Usually 38 to 59 inches long
• Females Weight
• 120 to 190
• Male Weight: 
• 100 to 135

• Have a distinctive laugh
• In ancient Egypt they were bread for food
• Cubs are born with eyes open
• Can eat up to one third of body weight and one sitting
• More related to cats than dogs (common misconception)
• Use a method of distraction and attacking as a pack to kill prey, otherwise scavengers
• In the Lion King Whoppi Goldberg played the Hyena with the long hair

Spotted Hyena Reproductive System

• Much Like Humans
• Internal reproduction
• Except) Both male and female have a penis
• The female penis stretches to copulate, so  that means it can only copulate with ones it chooses to with
• Copulation
• Gestation Period 90 to 110 Days
• Usually one to four young at once

Spotted Hyena Digestive System

• Much Like Humans
• Herbivore
• Eats both plants and animals
• Maximizes Full Potential of Nutrients For All Parts of Prey
• Only regurgitates horns and hooves of animals

Spotted Hyena Circulatory System

• Closed circulatory system
• Full  Body Cavities
• Heart
• Blood
• Blood Vessels
• Veins
• Capillaries
• 4-Chambered Heart

Spotted Hyena Respiratory System Features

• Breath much like humans
• Use a secondary palate
• This separates the naval cavity from the oral cavity
• Allows the oxygen gas exchange to occur while eating
• Nose
• Mouth
• Phayrnx - Throat
• Larynx - Voice box
• Trachea - Wind pipe
• Lungs

Spotted Hyena Nervous System

• Central Nervous System
• Organized nervous system, much like humans and great apes
• Large Brains
• Supporting nervous cord
• Sensative transmitting neurons

Skeletal System - Spotted Hyena

• Developed neck and hind legs
• Rounded gluteus maximus rather than angular
• Wide, flat head (much larger than Striped Hyena
• Powerful, bone-crushing jaw
• Padded paws