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Meandering Mouse

Post subject: Hyenas

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 12:47 pm

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Can you believe it, nothing on hyenas.
I love the critters.
To me they are the street kids of the park.. they beg, scavange, they are chased off by all other more established predators.. they look like hell...
The ultimate expression of God's sense of humour... but also the sadness of the outcast.
they even produce strange turds... yet they are so important.
Anyone want to join me in a tribute to hyenas?

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DuQues

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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:56 pm

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Just a few shots from a nightdrive. The most photographed hyena's around at the moment I think.

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Elsa

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Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:39 pm

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Hi Duques,
was just wondering what was happening with those two adults in your last pic, looks like they were getting a bit aggro with that cub.
I hope not.

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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:29 am

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Just playing. The little one was bouncing all over the place. This was one of the few times that I wished I had a videocam with me.

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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:06 pm

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Here are my sightings :

S110 - 2004
H1-1 - 2006
And many on the fence.

They arent as bad as people think they are. They can be quite cute.

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anne-marie

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:37 pm

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hyena with trophy

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DinkyBird

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:50 pm

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Loams wrote:

I haven't in real life, but did in a documentary recently.

It was rough!!

What happens?

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Loams

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:53 pm

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They ripped open the stomach and pushed aside the contents (without ripping it out it seemed) and started feeding as well as feeding from the animals behind. It was still kicking wildly and bellowing.

Are you sorry you asked yet?? :twisted:

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saraf

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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:48 pm

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They showed some footage of hyenas eating a live wildebeest tonight on Big Cat Diary Uncut - trying to explain why hyenas get a "bad press". It was pretty traumatic to watch and I really don't think I could have watched it for real. They said the cameraman was shook up.

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Meandering Mouse

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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:42 am

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It does sound brutal, I am not sure I could watch. :shock:

I have worked with many kinds of trauma, often with physical injury of one sort or other. One thing that does seem to stand out, is the way the body is numbed during moments of terror. No one recalls the physical pain. Time also takes on a different dimension.
I only hope the same is happening when an animal is taken down, that the experience of pain is not as intense as usual and that the senses are indeed numbed.

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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:09 pm

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One of the little fellows near Balule on a nightdrive:

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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:47 pm

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Muhammad

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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:49 pm

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S1,S65 junction culvert.

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Muhammad

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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:54 pm

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Phabeni leader

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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 10:12 pm

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Gorgeous pix, Muhammad — especially the very young one!!

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