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Hyenas are big cats, no? Is this not a commonly known fact?
by DiggyJohnson 4y ago
Hyenas are big cats, no? Is this not a commonly known fact?
- fluoridation 4y agoThey're not big cats, they're only feliforms. Big cats belong to felidae. But no, it's not commonly known that hyenas are more closely related to cats than to dogs.
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoThis blew my mind, we all walk around with some hilariously wrong assumptions. Thanks for the info.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago> Hyenas are big cats, no? No.
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoThis is blowing my mind. Thank you for the clear answer.
- SideburnsOfDoom 4y agoI always thought of Hyenas as more like "big dogs" - compare with these canids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_wild_dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_wild_dog But in reality, Hyenas are neither cats nor dogs.