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Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by hyena75, 6 Apr 2015.

  1. hyena75

    hyena75 New Member

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    Are there any hyena fans on here.
     
    hyena75, 6 Apr 2015
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  2. savethelephant

    savethelephant Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Welcomme to zoochat! All members of the animal kingdom ( besides meeekats and Asian short clawed otters;)) are welcome. My favorite hyena is the spotted hyena.
     
    savethelephant, 7 Apr 2015
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  3. lowland anoa

    lowland anoa Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I prefer the striped hyena.
     
    lowland anoa, 7 Apr 2015
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  4. TheMightyOrca

    TheMightyOrca Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    My personal favorite is the brown hyena, but they're all pretty great.
     
    TheMightyOrca, 7 Apr 2015
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  5. Thaumatibis

    Thaumatibis Well-Known Member

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    Well, who's representing the aardwolf? :p

    ~Thaumatibis
     
    Thaumatibis, 7 Apr 2015
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  6. BeardsleyZooFan

    BeardsleyZooFan Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Glad to see someone else appreciate hyenas. Most people look at me funny when I tell them that my favorite animal is the Spotted Hyena. :p
     
    BeardsleyZooFan, 8 Apr 2015
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  7. CleZooMan

    CleZooMan Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Yes! My favorite species is the aardwolf. I saw them at Night Hunters at Cincy Zoo.
     
    CleZooMan, 8 Apr 2015
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  8. TheMightyOrca

    TheMightyOrca Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Aardwolf is a close second for me.
     
    TheMightyOrca, 8 Apr 2015
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  9. Macaw16

    Macaw16 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Spotted Hyenas= the best hyena!
     
    Macaw16, 8 Apr 2015
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  10. agumon42

    agumon42 Member 5+ year member

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    They added two male Spotted Hyenas to my local zoo (Franklin Park Zoo in Boston), a while back. Haven't been to that particular zoo in a while, but their enclosure used to have African Wild Dogs until about six months ago.
    FPZ is focusing on re-educating the public about hyenas in an attempt to disprove the stereotypes of these animals in both African tribal and Western cultures, a mix of both of these is seen in Disney's The Lion King (not saying it wasa bad movie, because it was the exact opposite of bad. It was awesome!), where they serve as the comical minions to the film's antagonist, Scar.
     
    agumon42, 13 Apr 2015
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