Hyenas
spend their days laughing at all the other critters in the savanna, and
as usual those who laugh at the expense of others are crying on the
inside.But unlike the lions, whom they laugh at despite their
royal status, a male hyena's life is way worse than a female's- because
they're basically ostracized once they hit adolescence:
A
life of hunting zebras and raising young on the savanna isn’t half bad
for a female hyena. Sadly, the same can’t be said for their male
counterparts. As MinuteEarth
explains, things take a downturn for the males of the species once they
hit adolescence. No female in their pack will mate with them, a
behavior scientists believe evolved to avoid inbreeding, so they head
off in search of a different group to join. After dealing with vicious
hazing from their new clan, they file in at the bottom of the rank and
wait for other males above them to die so that they can slowly gain
status.
Even after rising through the hierarchy, the most a male
hyena can aspire to is being second place to the lowest-ranking female.
Thanks to their bulky build and aggressive behavior, female hyenas
enjoy a dominant position that’s rare in the animal kingdom.
Looks like life got the last laugh Mr. Hyena! Here's that video by
MinuteEarth to explain more:
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