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Published: 2005-03-17 16:13:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 3634; Favourites: 126; Downloads: 147
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A hyena shows off some of the world's most powerful jaws to an unimpressed friend. Interesting side note: Hyenas' closest relatives are feline, not canine. Go figure.Related content
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I almost slept with one outside my tent back in Tanzania
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good picture but hyenas closest relatives are mustelids (meerkats, mongoose), not felines.
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Yes yes, it's amazing what I've learned in four years. I suspect that I misspoke rather than being misinformed when I wrote this. Seems like I meant to say they're *more related* to felines than they are other canines, but alas, that is not what the words say. Thank you for the correction.
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hyenas are rated number three on the most powerful jaws list. Really nice picture, what big teeth his has....
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The colour in this shot is -excellent-! It's so vivid and clearly focused, and great timing! I love this!
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Thanks. 
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That is an awesome shot; it shows the beauty and the feircness of the creature
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Awe.
I think he/she has lovely jaws
I love their big strong necks, just want to throw my arms around them!
The sleeping one is adorable, reminds me of my dog.
Anyone hazard a guess at why I want to work with these guys.
They make me laugh!
Actually they are closer to mongooses and meerkats (the family herpistidae) which is close to viverids (civets, genets and lingsangs)
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Well, I wouldn't know either way abotu their relation to civets and mongooses. 
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HEXES! Finally! There's somebody here who freaking knows that hyenas are more closely related to felines! Yes, they are canine and feline, but most definitely more feline. Nice shot too. It shows fierceness well.
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lol Thanks. 
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Heheh. I got it from a Zoobook on wild dogs. It showed African Wild dogs or summat protecting their young from a hyena. The little bold print said "Hyenas are NOT dogs, as many people think." After that, I thought, "Then what are they...marine mammals?"
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An amazing photograph, capturing the heyena's powerful jaws so perfectly. Aswell as it's amazing textured coat...
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Thank you very much. Glad you like it.
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nice teeth 83 this is an awesome photo! i wish there were more of hyenas 
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That is a nice photo
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MAN your photos are always so wonderful! so clean and vibrant, and taken at just the right moment too :>
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Thanks for the nice words.
I read somewhere that the biggest and toughest part of my field of photography is patience, and I think that it makes my pictures substantially better.
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I think you hit the nail on the head, I recently went to the Zoo and had a hell of a time keeping my boyfriend in one place while I waited for a good photo opp, maybe you could teach him a thing or two? 
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I don't think I'd be patient enough.
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Great pic, i had a couple of encounters with wild heyna's and they sure are a pest!
One actually stole one of our pots and was able to seriously dent the thing, before we got it back. XD
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Thanks. 
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Thank you.
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Rock - I really love their social structure and behavior...
The alpha female and over all structure is really amazing - they are nothing like the stupid villans Disney set them up as
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Thanks. I could see about a second ahead that she was going to yawn, so all I had to do was wait.
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