Are Hyenas Related To Dogs Or Cats? | Did You Know Thursday #18
Are hyenas related to dogs or to cats? Do you know the answer?
I had a lot of fun digging up facts for this one, and as soon as I put this video together I realised it went into the finer details of how a hyena may be related to a dog or a cat. I hope that my explanation of taxonomy makes it a little easier to understand.
Let me know what you think about Hyenas and if you'd reclassify them.
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Foxes: Dog hardware running on cat software. Hyena: Cat hardware running on dog software.
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Love this comment!🤠
@captiancrunch1840
3 жыл бұрын
And I thought I'd need a mad scientist to biology fuse those two together.
@thanduxolocyril2676
3 жыл бұрын
Bravo
@edgydemon946
3 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian Geek
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
@@edgydemon946 you know it🤠
First time seeing your video, I've officially subscribed!
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I really appreciate it!🤠
They're related to us human because they can laugh.
@Mekhi_ThatGuy
2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Direalzwing
2 жыл бұрын
😹😹😹
@cheriacharles9410
2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@cheriacharles9410
2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha 🤣🤣😂😂
@screamingecko2511
Жыл бұрын
Seagulls actually
Shot man👍👌 Was lekker interessant, en definitely "mind blown".
@SafariWian
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy!🤠
This is an amazing video! Your explanation of taxonomy was great.
I also read somewhere where they say the other main difference is the tongue f the hyena. They say it looks more like that of big cats with tiny bony plates on the surface to help strip flesh off the bone of the prey. They say canines don't have them. This video does not really explain why they classify hyenas as feliformia. Maybe I'm slow, I don't know. But I still can't get it.
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Selepe. Thanks for the comment. I actually haven't heard that, so thank you for bringing that to my attention, I'll do some research on that. I now understand that I didn't properly explain WHY Hyenas are classified in feliformia, and a few people pointed that out. I'll be posting an updated video in the future to explain it better. Thanks again for your comment!
@setonacademyyena4893
2 жыл бұрын
Plot twist here: Because God seeing here's way too much caniformia and way too least feliformia. So he has to put hyenas as feliformias to balance the number between caniformia and feliformia.
@selepeleboela4708
2 жыл бұрын
@@setonacademyyena4893 I'm not sure if that's the best or worst explanation I've ever given. But it made my day. big LOL to you.
@educationforblind6362
2 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian Hyenas are related more to dogs, not to mongoose or cats. Not because of certain qualities, you are asserting and claiming that they are closer to them than dogs. In fact, There are not many genetic studies that prove a common ancestor of hyenas with cats without dogs. Same thing with raccoons and bears, we are not sure if they share close common ancestor than how are dogs and bears or even cats.
@caniform-craze2080
2 жыл бұрын
@@educationforblind6362 stop asserting your reply spam then.
Great explanation!
You answered my question, I left you a like. Thank you!
A great case of convergent evolution. Similar to how the thylacine evolved similar to a canid but it is actually a marsupial.
@Cobbido
3 жыл бұрын
There are other interesting examples of marsupials evolving into forms similar to those of other mammal groups, like the marsupial lion, another great example would be flying squirrels and flying possums. There's even a "marsupial mouse". Pretty cool.
@jamessmilus321
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cobbido, there is also a marsupial mole. They evolved similar to moles due to convergent evolution.
@jamesestrella5911
3 жыл бұрын
@@Cobbido Flying possum, better known as Sugar Glider.
@shadf7902
Жыл бұрын
Yes tasmanian tigers are very cool, they could open their jaws super wide
I like your explanation. 👍
Hyenas are related to cats, but they’re more closely related to mongooses and civets. All are feliform carnivores, feliform means cat like
that's crazy that they're more in the cat family 😧 but when you asked about comparisons, I was thinking hyenas do actually have lion ears. 🦁!
Great video brother 👍
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! I appreciate it!🤠
I kinda like the idea of them just being a mix.
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
To me it seems related to a bear
@caniform-craze2080
3 жыл бұрын
Bears are the ones related to dogs ironically
@captiancrunch1840
3 жыл бұрын
Bears are related to dogs and cats 50 million years ago.
@caniform-craze2080
3 жыл бұрын
@@captiancrunch1840 not that long ago.
@captiancrunch1840
3 жыл бұрын
@@caniform-craze2080 yeah more like 20 million
@hazusel7961
2 жыл бұрын
I was there more like I don't remember
Actually this just summarized the "what" question, but not "why" ... the "why" answer took just one second saying "genetics". I was expecting much more - at least some anatomical and behavioral comparisons.
I definitely thought they were related to dogs! 😳
@SafariWian
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah? It’s easy to think that. Even I thought so, until I did my guiding qualification🤠
@edgydemon946
3 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian Pussc
@danielmaxter1928
2 жыл бұрын
They are related to dogs. Science got it wrong and they are now ashamed to admit they were wrong all these years.
@mr.google7364
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielmaxter1928 hey listen.. are you scientist that who studied about hyenas ?? If you don't know anything ask a experience, not correcting people who have a hard time doing research.. yes maybe they act like a dog, but it's not mean that they're belong more to dog family, their body are the reason they're belong to cat family more than dog, stop being delusional 😒
@mr.google7364
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielmaxter1928 do some research on Google, that's clearly HYENAS ARE MORE RELATED TO CAT FAMILY
Wian has picture perfect teeth. Thanks for the explanation.
@SafariWian
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks🤠 And you’re welcome💪🏻
When you just wanna know the answer to the question you typed into the search bar and get a 5 minute video with ads and an intro. Back to google
I am betting with someone the hyena are related to cat
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Did you win your bet? HAHA!
Perfect example of Divergent Evolution. Sometimes nature forces some animals to evolve in a similar way.
Thats like programming 🤣
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Haha!🤠
They are closely related to me because we laugh the same 😂😂😂
amazing
I like how you started from the big picture and narrowed down, but, wish you answered why scientists have put Hyenas in the Feliformia sub-order rather than Caniformia. I mean, that’s why I came to your video.
@A_name_is_a_name
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@lazyscholar7932
Жыл бұрын
I was going to comment how he basically didn't explain his answer but merely pretended to.
As far as I am concerned, neither the dog is afraid of the dog nor the cat I think its closest relative who is neither is Jaguar as both of them have a very strong force out of all the animals.
@caniform-craze2080
3 жыл бұрын
Jaguars are closer to lions and leopards. Hyenas are the most closest to mongoose and fossa.
Really makes sense when you look at it. Not only the cat-like ears but also the whiskers.
@MrMarinus18
5 ай бұрын
Though it isn't really accurate to say they are related to either of them as they are so far back. They are a carnivora species by themselves. Bears and dogs are more closely related than Hyena's and cats are.
Do you have rosacea? Or is that sunburn?
nice hat bro
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks🤠
Hyenas are more like wolverines or bears (only smaller and thinner) than dogs or cats anyway.
@tacandshoot53
3 жыл бұрын
Wolverines and bears belong to the doglike family
@caniform-craze2080
3 жыл бұрын
The closest cat-like mammal to hyenas are mongoose and fossa. All 3 belong to the catlike family.
@educationforblind6362
2 жыл бұрын
@@caniform-craze2080 Hyenas are related more to dogs, not to mongoose or cats. Not because of certain qualities, you are asserting and claiming that they are closer to them than dogs. In fact, There are not many genetic studies that prove a common ancestor of hyenas with cats without dogs. Same thing with raccoons and bears, we are not sure if they share close common ancestor than how are dogs and bears or even cats.
@caniform-craze2080
2 жыл бұрын
@@educationforblind6362 you are a funny guy. You are asserting and claiming that hyenas are more related to dogs when physiological and behavioral evidence say otherwise. You're not even sure about the topic you're talking about. What do you mean we are not sure that dogs, bears and raccoons share a common ancestor? Now you want to assert that hyenas are dogs?
@educationforblind6362
2 жыл бұрын
@@caniform-craze2080 i give suggestion, like how many do in this way. There's a possibility that scientists say wrong statements. So maybe hyenas are caniforms.
Hyenas are my favorite modern day beasts
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
They are spectacular animals, right?🤠
Do hyenas have any dog in them ? Or just cat only ?
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
They definitely have more dog-like attributes and on a genetic lever they are in the same Order as cats. So because they are in the same Order (not sub-order) they will share some genetics with dogs, which could explain the more dog-like appearance and behaviour.🤠
Excellent. We don't have Hyenas in Canada-unless you visit the House of Commons...joking; wonderful! Thanks! I'm getting my music students to write music about animals to promote biodiversity! This is the best video I've seen on taxonomy.
@SafariWian
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the comment! Would your students be posting their videos online somewhere?🤠
@SonicPhonic
2 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian You're very welcome! Excellent topics and detailed information! Attached below is "Bumblebee Waltz", which a student conceptualized. I used a stock video and the computer playing the music. A 9-yr old student from India wrote music about Giraffes eating, which I haven't made into a video. You're welcome to it... kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWqoyreGoNPWabQ.html
@SonicPhonic
2 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian Hello again...I just finished arranging and orchestrating a piece a 9-yr old student from called "Giraffe Music". It sounds very good. Would you be interested in exchanging some music for any video or pics of Giraffes?
@SafariWian
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there Michael. I would be happy to share photos with your students. Pop me an email, then we can chat🤠
@SonicPhonic
2 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian Hello, I messaged you on Facebook.
I remember hearing that the ardwolf...hyena in an old dictionary was a Genus Canis...but I'd assume since it was documented in 1820's it may be outdated compared to new studies. So I see why people think it's related to a dog. It's probably very closely related or its own category but for simplicity it's better to compare it to the Felis or Canis depending on the context. I suppose it bot having claws may also issue why they called it a canus back then also.
@SafariWian
2 жыл бұрын
This is an interesting comment! I think what you’re saying makes sense🤠
@atari_hmb
2 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian Thanks, it was in the Noah Webster dictionary in 1828. It calls the Hyena as part of the Canis-sub order. Where as The Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol-12 from 1768 just calls it the Genus "Hyaena" (Page 8) I mean I feel your deduction was still on point regardless. Funny how the people back then said "The animal is nocturnal in habits and has an unearthly cry, aptly compared to demoniac laughter." (Pg.8 / Paragraph 2) LOL! Demonic, but anyway yeah I'm sure most ethologist of today have better equipment for studying the behavior of these animals. I do like old dictionaries and such as they are more detailed than our modern library of information. Especially since they have records of animals before certain species were extinct. But alas, this isn't the case for all of them. Thanks for the video. I will sub so I can see and learn more about animals from you.
Look up images of the scimitar cat, and you'll see more of a resemblance.
@educationforblind6362
2 жыл бұрын
Hyenas are related more to dogs, not to mongoose or cats. Not because of certain qualities, you are asserting and claiming that they are closer to them than dogs. In fact, There are not many genetic studies that prove a common ancestor of hyenas with cats without dogs. Same thing with raccoons and bears, we are not sure if they share close common ancestor than how are dogs and bears or even cats.
@unknownperson6926
2 жыл бұрын
@@educationforblind6362 Agreed.
@unknownperson6926
2 жыл бұрын
@@educationforblind6362 At this point I think science is just stupid 🤔, even you are more smarter than them.
@mr.google7364
2 жыл бұрын
@@unknownperson6926 haha you believe from random acc that disagreed with scientist?? Actually he/she doesn't know anything and disagreed coz he/she from dog lover, the question is where did he/she get the info? That's clearly from cat family
@mr.google7364
2 жыл бұрын
@@unknownperson6926 hyenas have big size that can related them to cat family, also they're fighter like a lion, yes they hunt in pack but it's not mean they dog family, they hunt in a big pride because they lived in the Savannah, the deadliest jungle ever, if they lived solitary or small pride they can't stand chance to lived there, they have small chin like a cat family, so stop believe 100% to people who disagreed about scientist, scientist are the most genius people in the world, they spend years or some of them can be 1-3 decade to make experiment and study to give us new thing, people that who only study for 1 day and end like a pro like them is just useless 😒
You did made a quiet better explanation and I appreciated that but,some how I still feels the way more appropriate on my own opinion ,that they are more to a dog's families then to the cats,
@hyenaboy7504
2 жыл бұрын
It's a fact that they are more closely related to cats than dogs, rather than an opinion, meaning you can't make an argument against it. You can't argue with something that's been scientifically proven.
@mr.google7364
2 жыл бұрын
No, they have their own family called 'hyaenidae'. However they're more related to cat family, I guess because they're bigger than any dog, fighter and have small chin, etc.
@leow5632
Жыл бұрын
Haha your opinion??? That’s not very scientific. Are you a 5 year old?
Mind= BLOWN
@SafariWian
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it buddy!🤠
@adventuretimewithwianandca1594
4 жыл бұрын
Totally!
what song is used for the intro?
They like catnip too
The more you know 😳
The fact they are cats explains why painted dogs hate them lol
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Haha!🤠
@setonacademyyena4893
3 жыл бұрын
But then why do lions hate hyenas more than wild dogs do despite their closely related?
@leow5632
Жыл бұрын
@@setonacademyyena4893 animals don’t care about that. Lions eat other cats too.
This video doesn't address the why part..
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Guess I’ll have to make another video then🤠💪🏻
Can hyenas mate with cats and get pregnant
Hunts in packs...Wolf-like Vocalisations...Wild dog-like Doesn’t club trees/ non-retractable claws...Dog -like Appearance to that of the ancestor to all of the dogs. Taxonomy...it’s a cat.
@ThomasistheTwin
Жыл бұрын
@LC 22 There are countless example of animals of vastly different forms cooperating to achieve a goal. Biology calls thy symbiosis and is the rule more times than the example. Look at all the forms of life that are within us and that are on our skin and in our skin where they to be removed we would succumb to disease. Thus is why may who Chronically washing clean themselves have lower immune system’s like ear infections, GI problems ect.
@adamcunningham9947
Жыл бұрын
It's not a cat, just closely related to them
@ThomasistheTwin
Жыл бұрын
@@adamcunningham9947 anyone with any observation skills can see it’s clearly a dog.
@adamcunningham9947
Жыл бұрын
@@ThomasistheTwin Anyone with Google can easily do research and learn that it isn't a dog
@ThomasistheTwin
Жыл бұрын
@@adamcunningham9947 Google is the epicenter of misinformation. If your relying on a curated site for people to tell you what to think about a thing. Anyone who observes oneself hyenas will see a dog, the fullest expression of dog is in their behavior, in their social structure and their appearance.
They related to joker the best villian of all time
so this means if your asked hyenas are what species i say cats?
Can hyenas mate with cats
They look more like part of the weasel family
Yung forgot to differentiate caniformia and feliformia for us to better understand why Hyenas are feliformia.
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Avatar Roku. I mentioned the difference between the two at 03:37🤠
@avatarroku7955
3 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian not so much of a differentiation to me. I didn't really get how hyena can be categorized as feliformia. Except that you said feliformia is cats and that hyenas are feliformia.
@avatarroku7955
3 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian it's like this. "There are only two time periods a day. "Day Time" which is when there is light and "Night Time" when it is dark. And this time its daytime." Imagine you were saying that to a blind person. A better differentiation is something we can clearly draw the line why one thing falls to a category. I'm not here to criticize you. In fact I enjoyed the video. You can just take note of what I said and try to reflect on it. Have nice day mate
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Hey bud. Awesome, thanks for explaining it like that, I really do appreciate the feedback🤠 I need as much of it as I can get! It makes a lot of sense what you are saying. I should rather explain and elaborate on something, rather than just say it. I’ll make sure I keep that in mind for future videos🤠 It’s sometimes a little hard figuring out what to elaborate on and what to leave out to not make the video too long🙈 But thanks again man! I appreciate it🤠
God I thought they're more of a marsupial
why, feli?
baby hyenas looks like chihuahuA
Close to civets
Is the Hyena is stronger bite than a Lion?
@vergilsparda9333
3 жыл бұрын
Yes almost double
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
It is much stronger!
@vergilsparda9333
3 жыл бұрын
@50 Shades Of Gday very wrong.there are some animals have stronger bite force than hyena including polar bear,gorrila,jaguar & hippo.
Both especially the cat 🐈⬛ see the tongue 👅 and ears
This could have been a 10 minute video by simply explaining why hyenas are considered felidae and not canidae. As you hinted at there is a genetic component that mainly involves their teeth and specialized diets. Canindae have large unsepcialized teeth, making them useful for a generalized diet that requires chewing and grinding in addition to tearing flesh. Felidae have specialized teeth for crushing large bones and have the strictest meat only diet among the carnivorous mammals.
@Dr.Ian-Plect
8 ай бұрын
"This could have been a 10 minute video by simply explaining why hyenas are considered felidae and not canidae." - of which that, and you, would have been wrong, hyenas are not in the cat family. They have their own; Hyaenidae
@KurtOnoIR
8 ай бұрын
Thats pretty much why I clicked, I want to know why its not a dog. I still think its a dog. You can take it for walks, teach it to roll over, it eats dog food ect..
@Dr.Ian-Plect
8 ай бұрын
@@KurtOnoIR 👎
@KurtOnoIR
8 ай бұрын
@@Dr.Ian-Plect lol
@Dr.Ian-Plect
8 ай бұрын
👍@@KurtOnoIR
I heard hyena is related to palm civet,is it true??
@setonacademyyena4893
2 жыл бұрын
Well, if both of civets and hyenas are related to cats. Then yep.
I vote on dogs
@adamcunningham9947
6 ай бұрын
You voted wrong
They look like bears or or like a wolverine
This is just dum how are Hyenas like cats when they act more like dogs?
Yes they're related to cats
@jimmyjohns2201
Жыл бұрын
They look like a breed similar to foxes 🦊 idk their a weird creature lol
@b3nnyCatEditz75
Жыл бұрын
Probably
I want to know what is it
@SafariWian
2 жыл бұрын
In the video I mention that they’re in fact more closely related to cats than dogs🤠
@cheriacharles9410
2 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian hi, mom here It was my 9 yr old with my phone. Wasn't aware that she commented something on here
@SafariWian
2 жыл бұрын
@@cheriacharles9410 HAHA! That's great! No worries, I hope you could help explain it to her.
Dog that identifies as a cat.
@SafariWian
29 күн бұрын
Indeed🤣
You've only told us what category they're in, you haven't told us why?
Hyenas resemble Dogs
I think hyenas r more relatex to mangoose witha short tail at its end
@educationforblind6362
2 жыл бұрын
Hyenas are related more to dogs, not to mongoose or cats. Not because of certain qualities, you are asserting and claiming that they are closer to them than dogs. In fact, There are not many genetic studies that prove a common ancestor of hyenas with cats without dogs. Same thing with raccoons and bears, we are not sure if they share close common ancestor than how are dogs and bears or even cats.
@caniform-craze2080
2 жыл бұрын
@@educationforblind6362 you have prove no point with your copy-pasting replies.
@hyenaboy7504
2 жыл бұрын
@@educationforblind6362 The fact they are more closely related to cats than to dogs has been proven by researchers. So, you're just pretending not to believe it's true.
@educationforblind6362
2 жыл бұрын
@@hyenaboy7504 No, it hasn't been proven yet. So its not really fact.
@hyenaboy7504
2 жыл бұрын
@@educationforblind6362 Tell that to the people who have been studying them for the past few decades, then.
Note the word 'related', this is like saying that humans are related to monkeys - true but thats not the same as actually being a monkey! Hyenas branched off from the common felid ancestors tens of millions of years ago and are now very different sort of animals despite the remote link to modern cats.
humans:hyena are more closely related to cats than dog's lions-shut up humans stop comparing those bastards with us😂😂😂
Here's a plot twist here: Originally. Scientists/God want to put Hyenas in Caniformia, but seeing there's way too least Feliformia and way too much Caniformia. So they had to put hyenas in Feliformia to put some saving and balance the number between Feliformia and Caniformia.
I shout say they look a bit like Martens
Now let's see what happens now?
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand...
@takirid
3 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian To see what kind of reaction I will get from different ones. Not everyone going to agree with my opinion.
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
HAHA! Okay, cool.
Pretty sure they’re related to cats
I would say cats and not just because catnip affects them
Dragon
Okay? But why? Why is it classed as filiblabla? Where does hyenas descendents from? A cat? Or something entirely different but related to cats? Those are just names but no explanation why they are out on the filinanae group.
They are related to comedians
I thought they were part weasel
@adamcunningham9947
Жыл бұрын
No, weasels are caniforms while hyenas are feliaforms
More so cat's there related to 😳
They belong to their own family hyenadae. Hyenas are very different than cats. I think they are more caniform. They have long snouts and non retractable claws like bears and dogs. They're also scavenging predators not obligate carnivores like cats.
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
All of what you’re saying is very true. However, they are not strict scavengers. The Spotted Hyena is a very capable and frequent hunter, and only scavenges when the need and or opportunity arises. Even Brown Hyena does a fair amount of hunting. It isn’t their looks or habits that make them more related to cats. Scientists have discovered that genetically they are more related to cats than dogs. They are indeed in their own family, but that family falls under the same sub-order (feliformia) as cats.🤠
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
All of what you’re saying is very true. However, they are not strict scavengers. The Spotted Hyena is a very capable and frequent hunter, and only scavenges when the need and or opportunity arises. Even Brown Hyena does a fair amount of hunting. It isn’t their looks or habits that make them more related to cats. Scientists have discovered that genetically they are more related to cats than dogs. They are indeed in their own family, but that family falls under the same sub-order (feliformia) as cats.🤠
@Redstoneprime316
3 жыл бұрын
Morphologically (appearance-wise), they are more similar to dogs. However, genetically, they are closer to cats than to dogs. Also, lions scavenge more often from spotted hyenas that the other way around, with spotted hyenas hunting around 50-95% of their own prey.
@erikkopsala3564
2 жыл бұрын
A single hyena or group when running down and hunting doesn’t kill like a cat but more like the African hunting dogs, just starts tearing the prey apart still alive , a cats system is catch ,secure ,crush wind pipe till dead , rest , some cats hide the kill , and then eat .
@leow5632
Жыл бұрын
And you are basing on appearance and behaviour which is not how inheritance genetics works
But y tho?
LOL
Hyena and pitbull mix exists. Man made of course..
@chrisvda88
10 ай бұрын
Where? Must see
@adamcunningham9947
6 ай бұрын
Prove it
I still don't get it. I do understand the classification story. But, in terms of behaviour. Felines always catch their prey by claws and canines by teeth. That on its own shows where the hyena is leaning towards. The canine family. Like all canines, hyenas live and hunt in packs. Only the alpha pair bare puppies (not cubs) and the rest of the pack members help raise the puppies. This behaviour is only found in canines. I think scientists missed something.
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Well, there are a lot of similarities in their behaviour that lean both ways. Both felines and canids need their teeth to kill their prey, regardless of how they catch it. And although it isn’t found in other big cat species, as far as I know, Lions hunt, live and breed in groups. Only the dominant pair gets to mate and reproduce and the rest of the pride helps to hunt and protect the cubs. But I do understand where you’re comings from. I think what scientists just discovered, is that on a genetical level Hyenas are more cat than dog and so behaviour had nothing to do with the decision to classify then as such. It’s all very interesting🤠
@selepeleboela4708
3 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian HI. I tend to differ. In the pride of lions a dominant male mate with all the females. There is no alpha pair in a lion pride.
@Redstoneprime316
3 жыл бұрын
In hyenas, all members of the clan can breed (you were most likely confusing them with African wild dogs). Also, most people (including hyena researchers) refer to their young as "cubs".
@caniform-craze2080
3 жыл бұрын
The only similarities hyenas and canines have with each other are appearances. Biology and behaviour wise they are more like cats and meerkats (mongoose).
@hyenaboy7504
2 жыл бұрын
You're thinking of African wild dogs rather than hyenas. Two very different species.
Nope!
@adamcunningham9947
3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by "Nope!"?
@Wibbleisnigga24-7
2 жыл бұрын
@@adamcunningham9947 nonbody care
Hyena dogs ke family sa hota ha
It looks absolutely nothing like a cat. It looks just like a dog with absolutely zero resemblence to cats. Never heard anyone say one looks like a cat before. Bizzare!
@adamcunningham9947
Жыл бұрын
It doesn't look like a cat but they are closely related
No hyenas are more cat like dogs wolves foxex weasels wolverines jackals kyotes bears are members of the dog family
@Kittypaws90
3 ай бұрын
i think thats what he said...? why no?
Despite their Doglike appearance They are More Related to cats
Are humans the only animals that can individually identify as a different species? Are trans-species a thing?
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by individually identifying as a different species? Could you please elaborate?🤠
@edelmirohernandez8667
3 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian I was just kidding. But I bet there are people who would like to identify as a pineapple.
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
Haha! Sorry that I missed that🙈 But yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised🤠
@selepeleboela4708
3 жыл бұрын
Humans prefer to think of extinct humans like Neanderthals and homo erectus as different species. I personally think humans use race rather than species.
Talking about what u think? Duh that’s why we came here to get answers!!! Smh lol
I taught cats are not related to hyenas but they're more related to hyenas dead dogs I know this because I searched on Google
@adamcunningham9947
Жыл бұрын
Well you need to do more research, hyenas are feliaforms just like cats. Dogs are caniforms
Hyenas are the real life cat-dogs. But with long necks so they kind of look like super-miniature giraffes too lol.
@SafariWian
2 жыл бұрын
Haha! I love that mental image🤠
Dogs don't pur...and hyenas have been known to do so
Should compare with a wolf not a dog, if you think it's fair comparing against against lion hahaha.
I guess dog.
@KurtOnoIR
8 ай бұрын
Dammit! I mean cat!
CAT DOG IS REAL
Hyenas are related to cats like humans are related to bananas
@hyenaboy7504
2 жыл бұрын
What's your point, exactly?.
@leow5632
Жыл бұрын
Sure. Flat earthers will refute anything that they don’t want to hear
Arent hyena’s behaviors more dog-like than cat-like?
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
In their behaviour, most definitely. But when it comes to the genetical point of view, they're more cat than dog.
@Haroba
3 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian I cant get over that fact, it messes with my head 😂
@SafariWian
3 жыл бұрын
No kidding! I too was quite taken aback🤠
@educationforblind6362
2 жыл бұрын
@@SafariWian are you even sure about that? or the "scientists" are sure about hyenas being related more genetically to cats?
@caniform-craze2080
2 жыл бұрын
@@educationforblind6362 it's not just scientists, most researchers that have worked closely with hyenas will know they are entirely different than canids or caniform carnivoran. Hyenas have tongues like cats and other feliforms, dogs and bears don't have that.
WHY "feliformia" though? Is it's organs more like that of a cat? What?! Genetical? What genetics exactly? You know, I think sciences are talking out the sides of their necks and really at the core just don't have a clue of what the Hyena is. No matter I love them all the same.
@hyenaboy7504
Жыл бұрын
Most taxonomy is based on genetics.
@Dr.Ian-Plect
8 ай бұрын
@@hyenaboy7504 'Most'? Substantiate that claim...
Fh