Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Mammal 2
The striped hyena lives in the sahara desert. They have a short torso with long legs and their hind legs are significantly shorter. They have thick, long necks to support their heavy, massive heads. The have small eyes which are their greatest senses used to hunt and defend. Their ears are sharply pointed and black. The fur is thick and brownish, grey. They will eat any defenseless animal, wild boar, kulan, porcupines, tortoises, oil willow, fruits, grasshoppers, garbage, carrion, feral horses, water buffalo carcasses all of which they may bring back to their young, or cubs, so they can eat as well. Their diet requires them to drink a lot of water. The striped hyena compete with the gray wolf and are preyed upon by lions and hunting dogs. While being attacked, they evert their rectum and spray a pungent liquid from it's anal glands.
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