hyenas
Africa's laughing pack
Hyenas are carnivorous mammals native to Africa and Asia, known for their powerful jaws, sloping backs, and distinctive vocalizations—the spotted hyena's call sounds like cackling laughter.
Despite their doglike appearance, they're more closely related to cats.
Figuratively, a hyena is someone who laughs cruelly or preys on others' misfortune: The paparazzi descended like hyenas.
Creature eating only animals
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- furAnimal body hair
paws · spotted · striped · brown · aardwolf · gestation · endurance · African
Putrefying animal remains
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- remainsContinues in place
- opportunistOne exploiting circumstances
- forageSeek food actively
cleanup · crunching · bone · marrow · leftovers · steal · vulture · jackal
Related group sharing ancestry
- packGroup or compress
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- matriarchFemale family leader
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
alpha · group · cooperation · territory · kinship · grooming · alliance · bonding
Feline sovereign title
- villainWicked story antagonist
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- laughExpress amusement vocally
cackle · cowardly · misunderstood · mythology · reputation · symbolism
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- jeepLight military off-roader
- guideLeader or instruction book
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
ecotourism · game drive · reserve · Serengeti · Kruger · sighting · photography · waterhole
carnivore
Creature eating only animals
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- nocturnalActive during darkness
fur · paws · spotted · striped · brown · aardwolf · gestation · endurance · African · savanna
carrion
Putrefying animal remains
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- remainsContinues in place
- opportunistOne exploiting circumstances
forage · cleanup · crunching · bone · marrow · leftovers · steal · vulture · jackal · competition
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
dominance · alpha · group · cooperation · territory · kinship · grooming · alliance · bonding · communication
Lion King
Feline sovereign title
- villainWicked story antagonist
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
laugh · cackle · cowardly · misunderstood · mythology · reputation · symbolism
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- jeepLight military off-roader
- guideLeader or instruction book
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
wildlife · ecotourism · game drive · reserve · Serengeti · Kruger · sighting · photography · waterhole · dusk
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- carnivoransdogs, cats, wolves, foxes, bears
- Lion KingSimba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa
- savanna wildlifelions, zebras, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs
- tropical savannalions, elephants, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
hyenascheetahs
Fastest land mammals
lions · leopards · ambush predators · wild dogs · wolves
- laugh like a hyenaProduce wild, uncontrollable cackles
- laughing hyenaCarnivore with humanlike vocalizations
- spotted hyenasMottled African pack predators