When: September 28, 2019

Where: Dierenpark Zie-ZOO Volkel, The Netherlands

Sometimes you need to make a tight frame in order to exclude all the fencing... But because we don't see these Striped Hyenas all that often (they love to hide ) we are happy with every nice shot we get of them And it makes you focus on the face even more, which is quite sweet.

Species: Striped Hyena (Gestreepte Hyena)

Latin name: Hyaena Hyaena

Originates from North and East Africa, the middle East and Central Asia.

Current status: Near Threatened

Did you know:

&The Striped Hyena is known to kill its own prey, and on rare occasions, attack humans.

&They are a monogamous pair, in which both male and female take part in raising the cubs.

&Its a nocturnal animal, typically only emerging in complete darkness, and tends to quickly return to its lair at sunrise.

&Some people regard it as cowardly, for feigning death when attacked, but theyre also known to stand their ground against larger predators such as Leopards, in disputes over food.

&In Middle Eastern folklore, the Striped Hyena is often the symbol for stupidity and treachery, and becomes the physical incarnation of jinns.

&It is the national animal of Lebanon.

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