Hyena
- Category: Carnivores
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Hyenas (Hyaeninae) are a subfamily of the family Hyaenidae. Hyenas are large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the family Hyaenidae, which today has only four members. Among carnivores, they form the fifth smallest biological family and one of the smallest families among mammals. Despite their small numbers, they play a vital role in the African ecosystem. Although evolutionarily closer to cats and civets, hyenas as a suborder of feliforms exhibit many convergent evolutionary behaviors and physical similarities with canids (dogs). Both dogs and hyenas do not live in trees, prefer to catch their prey with their mouths rather than their claws, quickly eat their food, and store it. They have blunt, non-retractable claws adapted for running. On the other hand, in terms of grooming, territory marking, mating, rearing young, and defecating habits, they resemble other cats.
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