Hyena societies

@article{Watts2007HyenaS,
  title={Hyena societies},
  author={Heather E. Watts and Kay E. Holekamp},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2007},
  volume={17},
  pages={R657-R660}
}
Although the family Hyaenidae contains only four living species, and is therefore one of the smallest among mammalian carnivores, it is remarkable for its ecological and social diversity, which surpasses that of much larger families such as canids and felids. The four extant hyena species represent the last remnants of a family that was once large and diverse. At the peak of hyaenid diversity in the Late Miocene (12–6 million years ago), at least 24 different hyena species concurrently roamed… Expand
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Genes related to immunity and digestion in the bone-cracking hyenas and craniofacial development in the aardwolf showed the strongest signals of selection, suggesting putative key adaptations to carrion and termite feeding, respectively. Expand
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It was found that pasting did not function to control food or den resources, and there was no evidence that females pasted to demarcate territories, in striped hyaenas. Expand
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