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Published: 2010-08-11 15:27:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 5012; Favourites: 143; Downloads: 122
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I don't understand why people tend to hate hyenas so much.They are very social animals and one of the few mammalian species where the females are considerably larger than the males. And yes, while hyenas steal other carnivores' kills when possible, they are also excellent hunters, able to take down large herbivores with considerable ease. Some clans get up to 90 percent of their meals through hunting.
This painting is devoted to the African Savannah's most adaptive predator.
Time: 8 hours
Media: 18x24 cm cold pressed watercolor paper (300g/m2), watercolors
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I concur with your statement vehemently!
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Yes! Truly the Crocutta need more love!Β
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I like hyenas because they're creative opportunists and know in every situation what to do to survive and enjoying life.
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Exactly. 
Thank you!
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Apparently so. Not so much among the animal and nature lovers, but people in general who tend think along the lines of 'if it's not cute then I don't like it'. But that's what this deviation is for, to hopefully change their minds one person at a time.
Thank you for the comment!
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I like them cause the females are the ones who rule with an iron claw!
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I think that's a really neat aspect of hyena society as well.
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I heard it's actually lions that do most of the stealing.
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You heard correct, lions steal hyenas' kills more often than vice versa.
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Haha I wonder how so much people fucking love wolves and they think the wolves are sooo underated and hated....
....And look what bullshit they can write about the hyenas ? WTF ? Seriously ! The whole werewoof lycan theriantropes should be shut up and get a brain back.
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I agree, though I guess it's partly down to the fact that hyenas don't look as "conventionally cute" as wolves do, at least not by the majority's definition of 'cute'. And also many people have read "White Fang", "The Call of the Wild", and watched Balto, which depict wolves as these powerful, majestic and intelligent creatures, while hyenas get to play the role of villains/comic-relief in The Lion King and that's about it. Even nature documentaries are often shot from the perspective of more photogenic predators like lions or cheetahs, and every time hyenas show up they are viewed as the bad guys, stealing the poor helpless felines' kills.
So yeah, hyenas get a lot of bad rep in the more mainstream media, though luckily I've seen a few really good hyena-centric documentaries as well. All we can do really is try to show them in a better light and hope a few people take notice.
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Hehe, but guess what is the paradox ? When I was child and saw TLK movie, it made me like the hyenas and I tried to find some facts about them, and not hate. And that was pretty hard without internet. I was 7 or so ....
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Me too actually, Shenzi was and still is one of my favorite cartoon characters.
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itΒ΄s not a predator is a scavenger.
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Actually, hyenas hunt their own prey about 90% of the time, they only scavenge when another carnivore has made a kill and there are enough hyenas present to be able to steal it. So therefore I would still call them predators, not scavengers.
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Excellent stuff! I also think hyenas are interesting animals. I heard that their intelligence social-wise is on par with primates.
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Indeed, hyenas have intricate group hierarchies, with even the highest ranking males being lower in the 'pecking order' than the lowliest female. And even at a young age, female pups bully the males because they know they can get away with it.
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oo ilove it!!!!! 
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With a little bit of practice, you'll soon be able to.
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I love the simple, yet realistic shape you used, also the paper texture showing through is very lovely.
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Thank you very much for the comment! I'm glad you liked it!
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I love hyena's! This is a very pretty picture what material did you use to draw it?
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Thank you! 
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you're welcome ^w^ oh and sorry!
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Nice job, love the spots and you really got their anatomy down 
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Thank you, I try hard to stay anatomically correct with my paintings, it's a lot harder with this medium than with pencils, or at least that's my opinion.
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You're welcome, and yeah, each medium has their plusses and minusses
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Actually she rip out the poor wilderbese stomach. I love both hyenas and lions I find it funny that both species fans are usually are at each other throat .
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Haha, you're right! I guess watching The Lion King as a child brainwashed them into thinking the two sides could never get along. 
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You're welcome.
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Yeah I saw a hyena bite a wildebeest in the stomach that was it for that sucker
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Their jaws are powerful enough to crush bone, so I wouldn't want to have been that wildebeest.
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This is really good! Ypu have used watercoloyr really effectively.
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Thank you very much! I'm still only a beginner with watercolors, but every time I learn a few new tips and tricks.
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