Why Do Spotted Hyenas Laugh? By: Cristen Conger A spotted hyena runs in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. He looks like he's having fun. But what's really going on? Anup Shah/Getty Images The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) that stalks the savanna of eastern Africa isn't one...
Spotted hyenas are an exception in the animal kingdom not only due to female dominance over males, but also because of the strict female linear hierarchy which determines priority of access to resources and produces considerable female reproductive skew. This special social system raises a question:...
Why Do Spotted Hyenas Laugh? By: Cristen Conger A spotted hyena runs in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. He looks like he's having fun. But what's really going on? Anup Shah/Getty Images The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) that stalks the savanna of eastern Africa isn't one...