A 60-year-old zoological expert told me: the carrion eaten by spotted hyena accounts for about 10% of the total food, and the food it grabs only accounts for about 15%. They independently capture prey and account for more than 75% of their total food source. We all blame the spotted hyena.
Friends who often watch animal science columns should have seen scenes of spotted hyenas prey. It can be said that the hunting technology of spotted hyenas is unique. Although the reputation of spotted hyenas is indeed not very good, it is undeniable that the hunting technology of spotted hyenas is one of the best on the African grasslands. Even if a lion meets , it will not take the initiative to provoke them.
When hunting, the spotted hyena is the usual method of "excavating anus" technology . The spotted hyena also relies on this technology and the power of unity to firmly occupy the position of "second brother" on the African prairie. We found that even a giant as strong as a buffalo, after being "exposed" by the spotted hyena, stood there motionlessly, allowing the spotted hyena to eat it.
Why are spotted hyenas keen on getting anal? After the animal is exposed to anus, why don’t it resist, but stand still? Let’s talk about this interesting topic below.
About spotted hyena
Although spotted hyena has a dog face and a dog's name, it has nothing to do with canine family, but it is closer to cat family. Because spotted hyena is like the family of the feline family and erectus , they all belong to a family under the cat-type suborder. Spotted hyena belongs to the genus of the subfamily of the subfamily of the subfamily of the subfamily of the subfamily of the subfamily of the subfamily of the subfamily of the subfamily of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the genus of the They are also top-notch predators.
spotted hyena's fur color is brown and yellow. There are brown patches, so they are called spotted hyena. The size of female and males of spotted hyena is quite different. The size of spotted hyena is between 95cm and 160cm, and is generally about 14% larger than the size of male , male blond hyena is between 90 catties and 130 catties, while female blond hyena is between 110 catties and 170 catties, and female blond hyena can even grow to 180 catties. The larger spotted hyena is comparable to the size of ordinary leopard .
The patience and speed of spotted hyenas are very good. The average speed of spotted hyenas is 45 kilometers per hour, and the fastest can exceed 60 kilometers per hour , and can continuously run for about 10 kilometers. When they catch their prey, they will keep chasing and blocking them until the prey is exhausted before they start to use the last attack. Among these top predators, their endurance is quite excellent.
If you pay attention to it, you will find that the hind limbs of the spotted hyenas are shorter than the forelimbs. This is also some of the differences between spotted hyenas and some other large cat animals. This also brings some troubles to spotted hyenas catching prey. In this way, spotted hyenas cannot jump up and bite the animal's neck like lions and tigers, and give the prey a fatal blow, greatly limiting the hunting methods of spotted hyenas.
However, spotted hyenas also have its very excellent features, that is, spotted hyenas are very united. The spotted hyenas are generally composed of 5 to 90 spotted hyenas, and an average of about 85 forms a huge spotted hyenas. When they catch prey, they all work together, and their success rate is much higher than that of lions. The probability of successful hunting of prey between and 4 spotted hyenas together is above 45%, while the success rate of hunting of lions is less than 30%.
In addition, the teeth and jaw of spotted hyena are very hard and powerful. They can easily bite the bones of animals and eat the bone marrow inside, which supplements themselves with a lot of calcium, which also makes the teeth harder, which is also a weapon they are proud of.
We have always mistakenly thought that spotted hyenas will only snatch other people's prey or eat some carrion. In fact, the number of hunting spotted hyenas is far more than we imagined. Eating carrion and snatching prey accounts for less than 25% of the total food, so we all blame spotted hyenas.
Moreover, the technique of spotted hyenas hunting and catching prey is very strange, and even a little "disgusting", which is the technique of "excavating anus" that makes countless African savanna animals tremble.
Why do spotted hyenas like to "extract anus" so much?
In fact, this cannot be blamed on the spotted hyena. This is due to the limitations of its own construction. If some special skills are adopted, they may starve to death.
mentioned earlier that the hind limbs of spotted hyena are very short, while the forelimbs are thicker and , which is very similar to wild boars. In this way, spotted hyenas do not have enough strength in their hind limbs, which makes their jumping ability very poor. Because they have a large population, they usually catch large herbivores such as wildebeests and bisons, so as to meet their food needs. But since we can't jump up like a lion and bite the prey's neck, we can only think of other ways.
The solution that the spotted hyena thinks is to dig out the anus. Because of their own body type limitations and "defects" of their bodies, it is impossible for them to face these large herbivores head-on, so they have to adopt some "lower third-rate" methods, that is, to dig anus. In addition to the large artery at the neck, mammals also have the anus. After the anus is attacked, it will feel unbearable pain, thus losing all resistance and allowing the spotted hyena to do it. This also reflects the intelligence of the spotted hyena.
Then why do animals stand still after being "exposed" by spotted hyenas?
If you pay attention to observation, it is not difficult to find that after some herbivorous animals such as bison are "exposed" by spotted hyena, they will stand still and remain motionless until they are exhausted and eaten by spotted hyena. This is also related to the hunting skills of spotted hyenas.
spotted hyena is not like a lion. As soon as it goes up, it is straightforward, but it is slowly drawing it. When they catch bison, they will send out a dozen spotted hyenas to form a crescent formation to hunt down their prey. During the pursuit, they also harassed the prey while exhausting, causing the prey to be exhausted under . Then one or two spotted hyenas harassed the prey in front to divert the prey's attention. Then a strong spotted hyenas used the "ansex" technology to the prey, giving the prey a fatal blow.
In other words, when the spotted hyena "cut off the anus", the prey such as the wild buffalo had been chased for a while and had been harassed so much that they had no strength, so they could only let the spotted hyena do it.
Another thing is that when you are "exposed", it will be very painful and will make you lose resistance instantly. and if you move, it will increase the pain. After pulling and pulling, the entire digestive system is taken out by the spotted hyenas, and finally, it will become the food for the spotted hyenas.
ending
The reason why spotted hyenas like to "exhale anus" is because spotted hyenas have very poor jumping ability, so they cannot jump up and bite the animal's neck like large cats like lions and tigers, so they can only choose "anus", a weak point that is easier to attack. I have to say that this "ansex" technology is indeed easy to use, making spotted hyenas all the best in hunting.
And the reason why we see the prey being "exposed" is motionless because the prey itself is exhausted and it will be even more painful because it will be more painful when moving, so we simply stop moving and leave it to fate.
If you don’t have “one skill” in nature, you may starve to death. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with spotted hyena choosing to “extract anus”, everything is just to survive. What do you think?
