The four, extant species of hyenids (aardwolves, striped hyenas, brown hyenas, and spotted hyenas) are compared and contrasted. Despite belonging to a small family of carnivorans, these species show a wide range of social systems (from solitary to gregarious), mating systems (from monogamy to...
The spotted hyena is Africa's most successful predator—and one of its most misunderstood animals. But decades of cutting edge research is yielding greater understanding, respect, and protection.
Female hyenas have a unique mating behavior, preferring to mate with males from other clans rather than their own. This is likely due to the fact that their testosterone levels are higher than those of their male counterparts, allowing them to be more selective in their choice of mate. This...
Welcome young readers to the world of animals Each book provides basic information on an animal's appearance, habitat, mating, care of the young, eating habits, and enemies in the wild. Fascinating photography complements and clarifies the text. Fun Facts capture readers' imaginations. This series...
Just like humans may laugh on a roller coaster ride to express fear and excitement, so the eager spotted hyena lets out a mating-time chuckle. Hyena Hermaphrodites? Much of the folklore involving hyenas stems from the physical similarities between males and females. The genitalia of female ...
Just like humans may laugh on a roller coaster ride to express fear and excitement, so the eager spotted hyena lets out a mating-time chuckle. Hyena Hermaphrodites? Much of the folklore involving hyenas stems from the physical similarities between males and females. The genitalia of female ...
Sexual conflict in spotted hyenas: male and female mating tactics and their reproductive outcome with respect to age, social status and tenure. Proc R Soc ... We investigated the reproductive outcomes of male and female mating tactics in the spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta, a female-dominated ...
Sexual Conflict and Arms Races between the Sexes: A Morphological Adaptation for Control of Mating in a Female Insect Conflict between the sexes over control of copulation may drive the coevolution of elaborate genitalia and other secondary sexual structures. Support for t......
Mehlman PT, Chapais B (1988) Differential effects of kinship, dominance, and the mating season on female allogrooming in a captive group of Macaca fuscata. Primates 29:195–217 Google Scholar Mills MGL (1985) Related spotted hyaenas forage together but do not cooperate in rearing young. Natu...