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Hyenas are feliform carnivoran mammals in the family Hyaenidae. There are four living species in three genera. Hyenas originated in Miocene Eurasia 22 million years ago. They diversified into two types - lightly built dog-like hyenas and robust bone-crushing hyenas. The dog-like hyenas declined after climate change and competition from canids, leaving only the aardwolf. Bone-crushing hyenas like the spotted hyena became the top scavengers. The four modern species are the striped, brown, and spotted hyenas a
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- Danny Fentom
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