Striped hyena is a species of hyena native to North and East Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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17 Facts About Striped hyena
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The striped hyena is a monogamous animal, with both males and females assisting one another in raising their cubs.
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Striped hyena fossils are common in Africa, with records going back as far as the Middle Pleistocene and even to the Villafranchian.
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Striped hyena has a fairly massive, but short torso set on long legs.
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Striped hyena is a primarily nocturnal animal, which typically only leaves its den at the onset of total darkness, returning before sunrise.
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Striped hyena is monogamous, with the male establishing the den with the female, helping her raise and feed when cubs are born.
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Striped hyena cubs are born with adult markings, closed eyes and small ears.
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Striped hyena is primarily a scavenger which feeds mainly on ungulate carcasses in different stages of decomposition, fresh bones, cartilages, ligaments and bone marrow.
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The striped hyena is not a fussy eater, though it has an aversion to vulture flesh.
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Striped hyena competes with the grey wolf in the Middle East and central Asia.
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The striped hyena is dominant over the wolf on a one-to-one basis, though wolves in packs can displace single hyenas from carcasses.
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Striped hyena is sometimes implicated in the killing of livestock, particularly goats, sheep, dogs and poultry.
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The Greeks and Romans believed that the genitalia of a Striped hyena "would hold a couple peaceably together" and that a Striped hyena anus worn as an amulet on the upper arm would make its male possessor irresistible to women.
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In Iran, a dried striped hyena pelt is considered a potent charm which forces all to succumb to the possessors attraction.
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The rectum of a freshly killed striped hyena is likewise used by homosexuals and bisexuals to attract young men.
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Striped hyena is easily tamed and can be fully trained, particularly when they are young.
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