I 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/Afr

I 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.