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Safari Trivia: Laughing Hyenas
22/04/10

Did you know that spotted hyenas make up to ten different types of vocalisation? Recent studies have shown that the pitch of the hyena's "laugh" reveals its age,  Whoops", with long inter-whoop intervals, are primarily used to signal that two individuals have become separated, "Grunts" or "soft growls" are emitted when hyenas of the same clan come into close contact.