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Intelligent animals; hyenas [full wildlife documentary]
sarin getting National Park in Tanzania is home to a wide variety of predators
and carrion fears
the largest aggregation
carnivores in all about Africa can be found here home
among them the hyena clans remain the most mysterious
and for good reason there are hot physical appearance in a tendency to
feed on carrion
have long call them to be cute with three russians or
at least indifference at one time
they were thought to be solitary hermaphrodites a faulty conclusion
in fact diana is devoted to family life
the social organization a hyena tried it's one of the most complex
among mammals up
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communities bro is the center of its universe the lives of about 50 highness
revolve around it
in his large extended family the males are subjected to the law of the females
who hold absolute power
and nothing is left to chance each item now occupies a precise rank within the
family hierarchy
the female offspring automatically inherit the social position up their
mother
a dominant male does exist in this society
but his power and that's where the power the last ranking female begin
a few months ago
three female seized power and the old matriarch was demoted to point position
all the same
there are advantages to being the dominant male in the ***
his tolerated in the den area by the females
anti fathers many of the babies in the family
several times a day the most powerful the family gather in the borough to
engage in their usual ceremony
their genitals are the center of attention at these meetings
the genitals other females resemble those in the mail so closely
and it is difficult to tell them apart when
their pseudo *** and *** are due to a high level
androgens are male hormones this phenomenon is unique among mammals
my name is conspicuously exhibit their genitals
which in this unique species signal submission
they greet each other sniff each other as if reinforcing their respective
identities
already the Cubs are aware of their rank
dominance is not restricted to the adults
the dominant said may force the subordinate want to starve to death when
their mother is unable to produce sufficient now
the whole litter the weakest offspring I quickly eliminated
the dry season is drawing to an end and the weakening carnivores find pure pray
the nursing home owners are unable to feed their last letters
one of them the eldest daughter ever recently deposed dominant female
decides to leave her progeny in the family burial and venture off in search
of food
pic our week-long journey has taken her right into my in territory
but not one of the Lions has deigned to part with even more so a bit skill
even the ever famished vultures ravaged everything on their plates
as usual
the cheaters a good providers for the hyena me
hear her and he's revealed up to her the fruits of their labors
today however there's nothing for her to appropriate
for the felines do not have enough energy to hunt alone
the hyena has no chance to run down and catch a healthy gazelle
indefatigable she continues her mouth on across the Savannah
covering more than 30 miles a day
me during this time her only son
now three months old waits for her in the den exhausted his flanks hollowed
from hunger
he desperately seeks 32 percent
but the female is charged only with watching over the little ones left in
her care
she will only supply milk to her own offspring
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long
home
the mother has returned to her clan
territory now she must find the trail leading to the den hidden somewhere and
50 miles of dry savanna
paying a have assorted energy graphical map of the Serengeti
which helps them when they move fire way to go hunting
this together with the scent left by the members of her family
guides her home with her nose skimming the ground for the scent trail
she was sometimes Russia young here hiding in a bush
or stumble onto an f2 after checks just enough sustenance to momentarily satisfy
her hunger
and produce a little milk for her baby
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normally as soon as he sees his mother the little one with scurry to her
and feed greedily but this time no one moves
them
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she fails to attract the attention of her sisters and cousins
crib is a repeating their own progeny mmm
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but obeying the family rules she briefly greeter family members
one by one
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near the den
she discovers her cup small in Eric body
it takes her awhile however to realize that he is really and truly dead
for hours on end
she will protect his carcass from other hyenas who devour him in a minute
this incident has disrupted the serenity of the group
the female who just lost her cup aspires to be the dominant I Nina
as does the eldest daughter of the former matriarch
however the three other females involved in the coup d'etat
also proclaimed their right to dominance these aspiring new queen's broadcast
their demands for power loudly
and clearly
alone and facing the wall of opposition thrown up by the three how unions
the female has little hope of attaining dominant bank
in addition plus a perk up has also just jeopardized her position
since the offspring of dominant females reinforce their mothers status
a female without descendants finds herself in a weak position
among hyenas power it's always a family affair
the dominant male returns to pursue the female
but the females don't appear to be in the mood in this case
he knows it is best not to insist after all
his situation is almost enviable compared to the other subordinate males
who have to wait for years before catching the attention of the females
and so be able to mate the day
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1 in the early morning
the male lead the den area to go hunting he follows a lioness who was stalking a
herd of wildebeest
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but the feelin doesn't seem motivated enough to attack the wildebeests
and disappears into the bush a few hours later
the mail hyena comes across the same heard a probable errors
he tracks the lioness on
room
what
the hyena doesn't need only carrion her predatory character has long been
underestimated
hyenas can kill a wildebeest alone
making use of their wiles to reach their goal but here
the hyena prefers to save his energy and let them lie and do the hard work I've
hunting
remain inconspicuous and still the high you kno wat
the events he knows will soon follow
linus waits for the ideal moment to swoop down on the herd
for now
the hyena must simply wait it out everything depends on a few lines
decisions
up
on
seized in a stranglehold the wildebeest is doomed
Linus is powerful jaws have separate the animals were to BRE
she is unable to host her prey out of the water
a pond water has evaporated during the dry season leaving steep banks
to the Linus is forced to eat her prey on the spot
the hyena can finally start to move in
he is aware that the feelin won't finish your meal if she risks exposure
other kinda boys can appear suddenly at any moment
in addition the lioness detests the water
if the hyena can manage to skirt around her
he might be able to make off with a few morsels patients remains a good weapon
but the unexpected arrival up alone Buffalo may play in the hyenas favor
caught unawares the lionesses forced to retreat
curiously the Buffalo returns to the attack
and writes the feelin into her last place a refuge
high up shock needled acacia tree
well
where the hyena it's an opportunity to seize the prey
meanwhile however
the water buffalo has released Alliance for uncomfortable perch
next the hyena gives up
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them a little later
a new opportunities presented to the solitary male
and isolated cheetah shows promise for the meal
but after the chase the exhausted animal is at the end of a strength
and is unable to eat his skill I'm
I'm though alone
facing this predator the hyena still succeeds in intimidating it
to accomplish that he simply needs to growl
while his dorsal main bristles up
in just a few minutes
a gazelle is entirely devoured the hyenas able to go up/down
30 pounds at meet at a single meal even after chasing its quiet several miles
him
kick 10 a.m.
the heat was stifling the mail
sated joins the females most to them have deserted the den
seeking relief from the heat under the shade of the occasions umbrellas
among the female hyenas the daughters are the dominant ones automatically
assume the rank of their mother
for the males however other criteria determine the acquisition of power
as a matter of course a new immigrant mail from another family
finds himself in the lowest position in the hierarchical order
mmm in order to approach the den and establish relations with the females
only one possibility exists wait for those in superior positions to die of
the the present dominant male is now one of the oldest males in the family
patient sometimes does pay
his role in the family is reproduction
his entire life is devoted to this activity
sense among the hyenas there is no particular mating season
the females alone choose the favorable moment
me before copulation
the mail must mark his territory and then
attract the females attention
from failed again
this female doesn't have a moment to herself
she has to watch over her little ones who are venturing outside for the first
time
they were born at the entrance to one of the dense tunnels
the underground passages in which the IRA's protect them from attacks by
cheetahs and lions
their chief predators to further protect them
the mother remains in the center of the den and covers the entrance to the
tunnels with her body
hyenas are good wet nurses
the nurse their babies for eight to 16 months
and the babies are real blackmun's they can settle for five hours without
interruption
this huge milk requirement to sustained by the hyena specific diet
she devours her prey entirely including the calcium rich bones and cartilage
once adults the males leave the family to read a solitary existence
the females remain in their mothers clan their entire lives
the dominant male is still waiting for his moment he now hopes to seduce the
female who had lost her cup
to stop other interested males from getting in the way
he marks his territory
everything in his behavior is designed to demonstrate his state of excitement
to the female
the female offers no signal appearing in different
but this doesn't discourage the mail
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chased by the female
he's finally satisfied the frustrated mail sometime flick themselves for long
minutes to quench the fire
their excitement at the end of the day
the dominant females along with their sisters and a few lower-ranking females
go off for the night to hunt to satisfy the enormous appetite
their babies they have to consume a lot of meat
early in the morning the hyenas awake to a problem
these young lions around four years old
have stolen their prey during the night the hyenas didn't even have the time to
begin devouring it
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incidents like this occur when food is scarce
young solitary lines stock pacts have hyenas and wait until the tire
themselves out
bus the predators act like scavengers
but after all it's a question of survival
the mines have nothing to fear from the spare
jackals a few morsels of meat will do nicely to satisfy their small appetite
the hyenas don't let go
although a frontal attack would be doomed to failure
exerting constant pressure on the Alliance may prove to be profitable
ok the tension escalates
alliance have done their best but little by little they lose ground
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up
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them
at the dominant hyenas make a dash
the carcass soon as the Alliance turn their backs on them normally
the dominant one speedy for the subordinates were allowed to eat
this morning however they're having a hard time inserting their dominance over
the young females
but the dispute will stop there hyenas are the same family never kill one
another for food
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the dominant male would very much like to take part in the feast
but no one invites him the females keep him at a distance
the dry season seems interminable
making life even more difficult for the hyenas they are more aggressive than
ever
domestic conflicts multiplies the tension mounts
how much more can the clan take No
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the 1st April showers finally fall on the Savannah
the hyena family remains still waiting for the reins to break
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it takes just a few days for the grasslands to become green again
the smell of damp grass has replaced that up dust
soon after the first storms the seeds germinate
new pants begin to push through the sets up the fertile soil
and start to flower the tall grass as well soon card that these vast expanses
in preparation for large have a voice that will migrate here
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them
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the hyenas know that the large herds will return with the rain
the female who lost her cub has left for the hunt
and the Rangers have swelled the palms the traditional refuge for have how to
missus
they to resume their family ties this time it here
the young males leave the watering holes where they were born
females give birth to a new generation same
hang the hyena knows this area well
when she goes hunting alone she hides in the bush
close to a half a pool she knows that some of them come here to die
look
the but once again
alliance have been the quickest to sense the approaching hand
this old patriarchs life the youngest felines
bite into the thick hide the hippopotamus already sweltering with the
heat
eileen is badly outnumbered by felines
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a consolation prize
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in a few weeks
more than one million wildebeests and about 350,000 zebras will populate the
Serengeti
a seemingly endless tied up these have a boys will head south
and crossed the dangerous Mara River a Kenyan border
the hyenas lions and cheetahs will kill a quarter of the population
following behind the Predators a clean up crew of cultures jackals and other
carrion eaters will sweep the Savannah clean up the carcasses
up
the hyena plays an important role in the scheme of things we now know that she
hunts about eighty percent of her own pray
while almost half Alliance neil is comprised of carrion
the king at the Savannah is not necessarily the one we think here's
up
but how is the hyena able to do this so efficiently
she has no rigid predetermined strategy she can move through large herds of her
boys for hours in a nonchalant manner
moreover the wildebeests allow her to approach the heard more readily than
lions and leopards
her attackers both unpredictable
and unexpected perhaps this is the secret of her success
the hyena clan pays close attention to the first birth cert the season
the newborns are easy prey
a baby wildebeest had better keep up with the herd if he expects to dodge the
Predators
and his mother brusquely encourages him to do just that
under the watchful eyes of the mail protectors the adults constantly
scrutinized the horizon
like Watchmen making their rounds
newborn learns very quickly he finds his place in the herd and emulates the
behavior
elder siblings exactly
seized
yes
this
on this misty morning in the pick-up the rainy season
again comes a week hyenas venture out with curiosity
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each day the Cubs have the dominant mother gain a little more self
confidence
obviously their mothers abundant supply of milk has benefited them
she can produce more than three pie today
stronger and more agile than the other cups in the tried
the little females will remain in the den for almost one year
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from birth the hyenas imitate the adults in their struggle for power
even when greeting each other the young ones acknowledge and confirm their
social positions within the family
lol ranking Cup always display her genitals to the others first
at this stage it is still only a game these rituals between hyenas a
same-sex enhance the cohesion of the family
the characteristic knowing that the wildebeests comes to the attention of
the dominant I units
and at times initiatives taken for a raid on the herd
in their usual fashion they fan out
facing up wind even know it resembles a group hunting strategy
at any moment hyena may arise from the ranks an act alone
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vultures serve as their guide even from a few miles in the air they can spot a
carcass
and from the moment they swoop down and pinpointed the hyenas move in
this time cultures get their fares diana's tried to scare them off
do so very cautiously they fear the cars and peaks at the altars
who always seem ready to strike if their lives
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well behind is preferred
entrails they do devour the entire creature
hyenas jobs are even more powerful than Alliance
exerting a pressure of three times per square centimeter
no part of their prey is left intact
the standoff is without incident today
the menacing presence of the boxers keeps the hyenas at bay
furthermore the hyenas are away from their own territory
and must remain united in case other predators attempt to lay claim to their
spoils
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who
such a piece to require is a long nap to digest
the hyena swallow the enormous pieces of meat home
their stomachs must take on the task slowly grinding it down
this expend so much energy that their body temperature rises
water from the peak Bob Quelf the heat
and the mud discourages the parasites
in this bout possesion conifers have nothing to complain about
there is no problem finding food that is why the imminent demise have this baby
wildebeest very interest
predominant hyenas who are still in the midst digesting earlier feast
even hyenas have to take a break between meals
the little wildebeest has briefed its last wedding the last
the vultures
other scavengers are
offer craning their right to kill most of the time
these birds can force hyenas from a carcass they can fly at speeds of up to
forty miles an hour
giving them the advantage of selecting the best carcass parts before their
competitors arrived
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the dominant male takes advantage of this break to join up with two females
this time though the whole trees aren't even the least bit concerned
the hyenas indifferent remain passive
his success approaches and dominant position
now enable the mail to lay claim to the highest ranking females
but nothing can happen without the consent of the female
have physical makeup with her pseudo *** in her mark ***
is such that her total cooperation is required in order for the mail to
achieve his ends
them
word
all
ok
a concert of guttural moans descends upon the plains of the Serengeti
hundreds of thousands of wildebeests are beginning their
annual migration northward destination
Kenya more than 900 miles across the Savannah
the route takes them directly across the hyenas damp
one can marvel at the site at these have a voice openly provoking their predators
but all animal behavior even the strangest
can be explained the wildebeests know that the Hyannis will not attack
they have already eaten there Phil and they never take more pride than is
necessary for survival
just
the presence of the Hertz crisis the young members of the family in danger
the have a voice attract other kind of course who may be lurking in the
facility
the hyenas constantly guard their babies to take your eyes off them for just a
few minutes would put them in grave danger
the two young females at the dominant mother have already acquired
adolescent coats black coat has become speckled
to give them a model for parents these two will never be separated
when their mother dies it will become number one and number two in the ***
unless other sisters aborn the abundance of game
not only Sates the appetites for the hyenas but it also comes tension and
conflict
a coalition that the dominant females can now rule
without challenges from the trial
the hyenas rival other large predators at the Savannah an intelligent
and efficacy elusive they can abruptly change their behavior patterns
thereby surprising enemy most often
they hunt alone but when in groups to demonstrate a unified front for the
attack
they also know how to recruit allies at the very sight of the hunt
today they have chosen to track a cheater
the hyena have already anticipated its behavior
her attacker disperse the herd of wildebeest
leaving the slowest be on sick and the elderly behind
the hyenas can easily corner the stragglers
and have only to help themselves to dinner
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the rumors must cease the hyenas not be
evil wicked fearful pieced it has been portrayed as
although carry either this animal is also a ferocious predator
that is a major player in the ecological balance at the Savannah
its disappearance would be a catastrophe for the African eco-system
with the return of the dry season the family structure
once again change for the young males
it is time to become independent for the young females
they will soon be forming a new coalition in an attempt to overthrow the
dominant females
in the high in a society nothing is automatically inherited
above all not power ca