Private life of hyenas and their curiosities

Reproduction

Spotted, brown, and aardwolf hyenas copulate with several partners in a lifetime. Striped hyenas, on the other hand, are monogamous, meaning they mate with the same partner for most of their lives.

For the spotted variety, mating is an awkward and tricky process since both males and females have genitalia on the outside of their bodies. The male has to position himself just right in order to successfully mate with the female. This process often is described as a dance because of all the jumping around he has to do. 

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Private life of hyenas and their curiosities

Private life of hyenas and their curiosities