#aardwolf hyena

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could I ask for some hyena graphics? looking for dividers but anything is good <:) doesnt necessarily have to be spotted hyenas in fact a variety would be awsome if possible, thank you!!

here you go 😊

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[ID: a digital drawing that features the four members of the Hyaenidae family, from the top to the bottom: striped hyena, brown hyena, aardwolf and spotted hyena. Only their heads are shown peeping out from the left. They're painted with bright, unnatural colors and their eyes are not detailed. The word Hyaenidae is written vertically at the bottom right. End ID]

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In a 2 week long polling tournament, the “Ultimate Feliform” was voted on in my Instagram stories.

So here are some fun facts about the teeny tiny termite-eating hyena who was deemed champion: the aardwolf!

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Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) a small member of the hyena family found in southern and eastern Africa. Unlike other members of the hyena family who hunt and scavenge meat, the aardwolf feeds primarily on termites.

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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL HYENA DAY!

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Proteles cristata

Throughout history, there have been two types of hyenas: bone-crushing hyenas, and dog-like ones. Spotted, striped, and brown hyenas are the bone-crushing type. Of the dog-like hyenas, the aardwolf is the only species left.

Aardwolf means "Earthwolf" in Afrikaans, a language spoken in Southern Africa. Their use of burrows is what earned them the "earth" part of their name. Although wolf is also in its name and it looks very dog-like, aardwolves are not canines. They are the smallest of four hyena species, weighing around 20 pounds (9.07 kg).

Unlike the other hyena species that eat carrion, aardwolves eat insects. If they really need to they can also eat eggs, small mammals, and vegetation, but insects are preferred. Their main insect prey is termites, and they can eat up to 300,000 of them in one night using their long tongues. Their tongues are very sticky as well, with large papillae (those little tongue bumps) and sticky saliva.

Since they behave differently and are much smaller than other hyena species, scientists used to think aardwolves were not part of the hyena family. With their striped coats, researchers thought they might have even been mimicking the striped hyena.

Aardwolves are found in arid plains of eastern and southern Africa, where they live in burrows dug by aardvarks, springhares, or porcupines. Some dig their own burrows, but taking over an abandoned one is much easier. They sleep in these burrows during the day, coming out at night to hunt for insects and to hang out with friends or whatever.

I rate the Aardwolf 15/10. Little cuties :,)

Photo Credits:

(1) Catherine Withers-Clarke (2) Hennie van Heerden (3) H. van den Berg (4) Scott Roberts (5) Klaus Rudloff

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Submitted for classification by anonymous.

By Stefan Haag - Photo 107167442, (c) Stefan Haag, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0

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[ID: digital drawing of an aardwolf laying down in the dirt. Its front legs are tucked beneath its chest the rear ones can be seen folded near its body. It looks to the left. End ID.]

05 - Proteles cristata, they call them dirt wolves in spanish for a reason

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AARDWOLVES !!!!!!!! THEYRE SO CUTE !!!!! they’re part of the hyena family !!!! they only eat termites && they’re solitary creatures !!!!! <3

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A female aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), photographed in South Africa’s Benfontein Nature Reserve. Sliwa first headed here in 1991 to do fieldwork on this species of hyena, then became fascinated by the black-footed cat.

Image by Alex Sliwa.