Why It Sucks to Be a Male Hyena
Thanks to spotted hyenas' unusual social structure, males experience a tough life of solitude, harassment, and deprivation. Support us on Patreon to see more videos like this: https://www.patreo...
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Hi, this is Kate from MinuteEarth.And this is Scarface, one of the hyenas I studied in Kenya; and like all male spottedhyenas, his life sucks.Babyhood is actually the pinnacle of a male hyena’s life.Itty-bitty cubs of both sexes rank just below their moms, who make up the entire top ofthe clan's social hierarchy – more on that later.So cubs have decent access to food, sleeping spots, and everything else.But male cubs’ glory days are short.Females generally don’t like mating with males from the clan they grew up in - it’sprobably nature’s way of avoiding inbreeding.So once males turn two or so, they leave their clan and strike out on a lonely, dangeroussearch for a clan with better mating prospects.Lots of other mammalian males do the same thing,...
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Hi, this is Kate from MinuteEarth.And this is Scarface, one of the hyenas I studied in Kenya; and like all male spottedhyenas, his life sucks.Babyhood is actually the pinnacle of a male hyena’s life.Itty-bitty cubs of both sexes rank just below their moms, who make up the entire top ofthe clan's social hierarchy – more on that later.So cubs have decent access to food, sleeping spots, and everything else.But male cubs’ glory days are short.Females generally don’t like mating with males from the clan they grew up in - it’sprobably nature’s way of avoiding inbreeding.So once males turn two or so, they leave their clan and strike out on a lonely, dangeroussearch for a clan with better mating prospects.Lots of other mammalian males do the same thing,...
