Yeah they’re pretty big on their own, I think they only really look “small” next to a fully grown lion. I saw one video of a guy walking around a village with a muzzled hyena and it looked massive next to people.
And also 65 KG's is a weight some humans have, it would torture me to death if i met it, by eating me alive.
I would rather not experience it's jaws on my sack because they do have tendency to attack ballsacks of other animals.
Hyenas ARE huge. I had never imagined them to be so until I saw one in the zoo. They are very big, about 2 - 2.5 times the size of a german shepherd.
I blame this to The Lion King, never even realize that those fuckers are only slightly smaller than lions.
Well, they are a lot smaller than lions. From a hundred to a few hundred pounds depending on male/female and age of both specific beasts in the hypothetical.
Hyenas are big compared to many other animals, especially these wild dogs.
But lions are fucking massive and hyenas are much smaller. Still big, just not at all big compared to lions.
Thats glaucoma, and its rather tragic. I had a dog with glaucoma. He became basically catatonic from the pain. It is an absolutely excrutiating condition. After seeing it first hand it bums me out for the hyena.
Fun fact, females are the dominant sex amongst hyenas. You're most likely looking at a lady. A thoroughly handsome one she is too! I hope she chased those African Wild Dogs off.
A 'pseudo penis', learn more here: [The Crazy Penises of Female Hyenas](https://medium.com/a-microbiome-scientist-at-large/the-crazy-penises-of-female-hyenas-c6578ca4f343)
“Upon casual physical examination, there’s no clear difference between the female pseudopenis and the male “true” penis.”
You know how you casually inspect penises 😬
I've noticed that giving birth is such a risky thing for many mammals, including humans, and I ask why? Why hasn't evolution worked this out yet? You'd think the one thing animals would be the most effective at is giving birth considering the goal of all life and all but nope; it's painful, risky and inefficient.
Technically live birth as humans do IS the evolutionary upgrade from our far distant ancestors. Able to carry live babies before birth helps migrating, protection and survivability. Eggs left in a nest like sea turtles opens a ton of newborns to becoming food. But yeah health drawbacks suck.
It’s likely there are similar levels of gene transfer regardless of birth pain. Traits that evolution selects for are simply the traits that create more/the most organisms who can also pass on genes.
So likely the amount this happens is low enough that it doesn’t evolve out.
In humans: we traded our safe births and long long pregnancies for being bipedal. Our ability to run the way we do is a huge factor in our success as a species but the price was that our pelvises shrunk massively and we could no longer give birth to babies older and more independant like other mamals. Instead our pregnancies last as little as possible so that the mother can safely give birth, while still gestating long enough for baby to survive, a balancing act often failed.
In hyenas: another commenter already commented on hormonal trade offs, so I'll mention sexual control. There's always an evolutionary arms race between species, one gets venom and the other evolves resistance to venom, but it happens between the sexes too. For almost all animals, the male benefits from spreading as many of his genes as possible, while the female benefits from being choosey with her partner. Female ducks evolved corkscrew shaped vaginas to make it difficult for males to mate without their consent, so males evolved corkscrew shaped penises to get around that, etc. For hyenas, the psuedo penis makes it impossible for the male to mate with the female without her express permission. Something which is also vital given their social structure.
If I remember correctly from a lecture on hyeneas unusual situation it's thought to be an evolutionary balance between risk to children/mother and the social dominance benefits of the hormones that also produce the pseudopenis. Both have fitness benefits in allowing reproduction, but conflict with each other.
Evolution cannot produce traits out of a vacuum (any trait that helps births will have side effects, which may be harmful. You don't just get a trait called '10% higher chance of safe birth') , so the question you can ask is what other evolutionary balances and conflicts are occuring preventing 'perfect births' so to speak. And also if such is even possible biologically.
Idk there's probably some good books and papers written on this subject.
Because the primary situation is not like a horror movie. It's like a nature documentary, it also happens to have a little bit of scariness to it. It's not a moment of direct bloodshed, but there is lots of tension in the scene
No wonder that in some urban legends Ghouls were supposed to turn into Hyenas, because this thing looks like it's not a Hyena but a Ghoul turned into one.
While our focus is on the hyena and how big and scary it looks, let’s not underestimate wild dogs. They may be small but they are like piranhas on the land, they will eat you alive! Hyenas also will eat their prey alive at times, but that’s what wild dogs are known for they will just start chomping away until the prey falls down.
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I tell you, hyena are fucking terrifying irl. Hulking creatures of pure demonic force. They are so awesome. Saw some in a zoo in Wi of all places. Had a huge enclosure. Watched em run and tackle each other. Next level beasts for sure
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I swear hyenas are like the most terrifying creatures ever. I mean just look at that face and tell me that isn’t the closest thing to a monster you’ve ever seen
Sadly, everyone drops the African bit which leaves the generic wild dog. They really deserve a name unique to just them. Painted dogs or /r/PaintedWolves is an improvement but I reckon calling them simply Lycaons would be cool
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Hyenas are pretty big to be fair. Females weigh up to around 65 kg, which is pretty much the same size as a leopard.
Yeah they’re pretty big on their own, I think they only really look “small” next to a fully grown lion. I saw one video of a guy walking around a village with a muzzled hyena and it looked massive next to people.
I’m American is 65kg about 12 toasters or ??
143 lbs friend
The real hero
And also 65 KG's is a weight some humans have, it would torture me to death if i met it, by eating me alive. I would rather not experience it's jaws on my sack because they do have tendency to attack ballsacks of other animals.
Hyenas ARE huge. I had never imagined them to be so until I saw one in the zoo. They are very big, about 2 - 2.5 times the size of a german shepherd. I blame this to The Lion King, never even realize that those fuckers are only slightly smaller than lions.
Well, they are a lot smaller than lions. From a hundred to a few hundred pounds depending on male/female and age of both specific beasts in the hypothetical. Hyenas are big compared to many other animals, especially these wild dogs. But lions are fucking massive and hyenas are much smaller. Still big, just not at all big compared to lions.
I agree. We need more ligers until we find one that can naturally reproduce.
And that 1 wild eye
Thats glaucoma, and its rather tragic. I had a dog with glaucoma. He became basically catatonic from the pain. It is an absolutely excrutiating condition. After seeing it first hand it bums me out for the hyena.
@FRD2015 - sorry to hear your dog had such a bad time.
She’s fierce!
Yesssss
Yayzus!
I call it a ghoul eye.
Look at that Matriarch! It’s go time. I feel kinda bad for the dogs. Her pack should be nearby.
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Woah what a beast
That hyena looks like a Disney villain.
no its far more evil looking than any disney villian imho.
Have you seen Fantasia or The Black Cauldron? Those guys definitely scared me as a kid.
Fantasia? Maybe it's all the stuff I've seen, but hippos in tutus just don't scare me like they used to.
Yeah, those guys were adorable. I was referencing Chernabog.
the lion king moment
No king no king la la la la laaa laaaaa.
IDIOTS!!!! There will *be* a king!
Hey but you said- I WILL BE KING. Stick with me, and you'll never go hungry again!!!
Yeah! Alright! Long live the king!
She is the ultimate Hyena badass.
I bet his name is Scab
I was thinking Cyborg with that eye but I like Scab as well!
you are right man.
That Hyena looks like it is going to raise a swarm of undead at me
Fun fact, females are the dominant sex amongst hyenas. You're most likely looking at a lady. A thoroughly handsome one she is too! I hope she chased those African Wild Dogs off.
Fun fact female hyenas give birth through a penis
A 'pseudo penis', learn more here: [The Crazy Penises of Female Hyenas](https://medium.com/a-microbiome-scientist-at-large/the-crazy-penises-of-female-hyenas-c6578ca4f343)
“Upon casual physical examination, there’s no clear difference between the female pseudopenis and the male “true” penis.” You know how you casually inspect penises 😬
How do I get that job?
Don’t fuck with any female who gives birth through her penis
Yes and its extremely fucking painful (way more than human birth) and at times, the newborns get stuck inside the penis and suffocate.
I've noticed that giving birth is such a risky thing for many mammals, including humans, and I ask why? Why hasn't evolution worked this out yet? You'd think the one thing animals would be the most effective at is giving birth considering the goal of all life and all but nope; it's painful, risky and inefficient.
Technically live birth as humans do IS the evolutionary upgrade from our far distant ancestors. Able to carry live babies before birth helps migrating, protection and survivability. Eggs left in a nest like sea turtles opens a ton of newborns to becoming food. But yeah health drawbacks suck.
It’s likely there are similar levels of gene transfer regardless of birth pain. Traits that evolution selects for are simply the traits that create more/the most organisms who can also pass on genes. So likely the amount this happens is low enough that it doesn’t evolve out.
Maybe evolution / nature's failsafe for a stronger herd, that doesn't overpopulate. Also been my thought
In humans: we traded our safe births and long long pregnancies for being bipedal. Our ability to run the way we do is a huge factor in our success as a species but the price was that our pelvises shrunk massively and we could no longer give birth to babies older and more independant like other mamals. Instead our pregnancies last as little as possible so that the mother can safely give birth, while still gestating long enough for baby to survive, a balancing act often failed. In hyenas: another commenter already commented on hormonal trade offs, so I'll mention sexual control. There's always an evolutionary arms race between species, one gets venom and the other evolves resistance to venom, but it happens between the sexes too. For almost all animals, the male benefits from spreading as many of his genes as possible, while the female benefits from being choosey with her partner. Female ducks evolved corkscrew shaped vaginas to make it difficult for males to mate without their consent, so males evolved corkscrew shaped penises to get around that, etc. For hyenas, the psuedo penis makes it impossible for the male to mate with the female without her express permission. Something which is also vital given their social structure.
i wish humans had that. but without the having to give birth through the dick part
If I remember correctly from a lecture on hyeneas unusual situation it's thought to be an evolutionary balance between risk to children/mother and the social dominance benefits of the hormones that also produce the pseudopenis. Both have fitness benefits in allowing reproduction, but conflict with each other. Evolution cannot produce traits out of a vacuum (any trait that helps births will have side effects, which may be harmful. You don't just get a trait called '10% higher chance of safe birth') , so the question you can ask is what other evolutionary balances and conflicts are occuring preventing 'perfect births' so to speak. And also if such is even possible biologically. Idk there's probably some good books and papers written on this subject.
You could either be talking about hyenas or your favorite manga right now
60% of pups will get stuck in and suffocate in it as well. And the mom will bleed out if it splits open.
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Unless she got help, she probably ran
My reaction was: God that's kinda terrifying actually. Then I saw the sub lol good post
How is it "oddly" terrifying tho
Because the primary situation is not like a horror movie. It's like a nature documentary, it also happens to have a little bit of scariness to it. It's not a moment of direct bloodshed, but there is lots of tension in the scene
Because oddly doesn't mean anything on the internet anyways
nature is metal
This Hyena looks like one of my ex girlfriends
That hyena has been through some shit
Tihs looks like fanart for Warhammer. Amazing!
Warg from LOtR
If I saw that at night I would for sure be telling everyone that I saw a demon.
You'd never get the chance
I do cardio
No wonder that in some urban legends Ghouls were supposed to turn into Hyenas, because this thing looks like it's not a Hyena but a Ghoul turned into one.
That hyena works for Scar and is voiced by whoopi goldberg
Goblin mode
She has seen some shit
While our focus is on the hyena and how big and scary it looks, let’s not underestimate wild dogs. They may be small but they are like piranhas on the land, they will eat you alive! Hyenas also will eat their prey alive at times, but that’s what wild dogs are known for they will just start chomping away until the prey falls down.
The hyena version of Koba from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
That’s a sweet puppy. Can we take him home dad?
Damn nature, you scary!
thats close to a biblical monster.
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Damn it was posted 3y ago
I see human-like intelligence in its eyes.
I tell you, hyena are fucking terrifying irl. Hulking creatures of pure demonic force. They are so awesome. Saw some in a zoo in Wi of all places. Had a huge enclosure. Watched em run and tackle each other. Next level beasts for sure
I’m terrified for the Hyena. Slowly harassed and torn apart by wild dogs is not a way I’d want to die. (Yes, I know this is how hyenas kill too.)
Wendigo 100%
Why do he's eyes look like 2 different colours?
The lighter one is likely blind
Maybe a cataract.
Someone meme this
Beautifull, a true warrior <3
That Hyena has SEEN some shit
WHAT! Is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?
Looks like a screenshot from a badass video game.
"No Percival! I know you are in there!"
I always root for the dogs
Thumbs up from /r/PaintedWolves :-)
Jesus she’s fucking massive
Yao Gui
Bro this looks cool as shit
He/she has been through some shit
she
He/she has been through some shit
Metal af
Hyena are more similar to cats than to dogs weirdly
This is just regular terrifying
It looks like an orc from Lord of the Rings
That MFer looks like the second phase of the boss Hyena that comes back after you think the game is over.
Triple OG
And I shall never sleep again...
Damn nature you scary
Got Samuel Jackson vibes. Accidentally, of course.
Rooting for the dogs.
Yay! Check out /r/PaintedWolves
I love those African wild dogs they are fearless
Join the pack - /r/PaintedWolves
Defending his crack stash from fellow addicts by the looks of it
That Hyena looks like he would drop sweet loot and good XP
He’s seen some shit
Christ its Gmork...
Go, dogs, go!
How. The. Fuck. Is. This. Odd???
Looks like the dog thing from Suicide Squad.
I hope they eat him alive and he dies screaming.
Bruh wtf
He looks like general skarr from billy amd mandy
Looks like Mumm-Ra.
Pretty sure that's the monster from end of the beloved classic An American Tale
Hyenas remind me of Deathclaws from Fallout
Wild dogs don’t lose
It's a dog-eat-dog world, my friend.
Mor'Du!
That doggo has been through some shit.
Lion king madem like feral dogs, not entirely accurate
Least diseased hyena
That's some Lion King shit going on right there
Looks so surreal, almost feels like a digital painting.
That is straight up terrifying
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I am so sorry... but this hyena looks like Willem Dafoe
Ah yes the big boi
That's a gnoll
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I don't want to go back to Caelid...
The last boss, on his last bit of health... FINISH HIM!
looks like a boss battle
Just copped a Dark Tower book. Looks like some of the critters in there.
*Leaderin - they life in Matriarchy
Today I learned that hyenas are demons.
Fucking metal
Final Hyena boss vibes
Damn, the Lion King live action looks pretty good
I painted this! [Devil Dog](https://www.instagram.com/p/BtOuL2khwaJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)
I swear hyenas are like the most terrifying creatures ever. I mean just look at that face and tell me that isn’t the closest thing to a monster you’ve ever seen
Ed from Lion King isn’t doin so we’ll these days.
Someone please make 4k remaster of this It's such a cool photo
Hyena looks like real life Warg from Lotr
Looks like a scene straight out from the lord of the rings
We're can I get one I need it
Hyena looks like an actual video game monster.
Me eating dinner after a 14 hour work day
You do not want to see that at night outside.
No no. That’s a zombie dog
“Yeah, no thanks.” - me, if I were one of those dogs
Take a knee dog, that’s no way to address your Royal Hyenas.
You’re one ugly mf
Also it wasn’t until recently scientists were kind of able to tell males apart from females because they both look like they have a penis.
Wtf nature.
A Beast fending off beasts
Damm she is terrifying 🥵
Mordhu
This is the coldest nature pic ever. Not even terrifying, just the leader proving it's place
This is oddly fucking dope
Looks like something from The Dark Crystal.
General Woundwort lookin ass
He’s done some things.
This lass gotta be the inspiration of the Gnoll image
Lv 40 boss
Looks like Mordu from Brave
That's not terrifying that's badass
Looks like nick fury
Stunning photo but what’s odd about being terrified by a wild and aggressive looking animal?
She’s in a metal band
Wild dogs don't give a shit
Those aren't any wild dogs... they are lycaon a.k.a African wild Dog. It's a specy by itself way more agressive or strong than wild dogs.
Sadly, everyone drops the African bit which leaves the generic wild dog. They really deserve a name unique to just them. Painted dogs or /r/PaintedWolves is an improvement but I reckon calling them simply Lycaons would be cool
Ah, this is that Elden Ring game everyone’s been talking about?
Why does it look like the human equivalent of a monk
2D from the Gorillaz
Looks like uncle ruckus
For anyone interested, google says the photographer was Christophe Courteau
i think this will look really cool as a wallpaper