The Book of Animal Ignorance by John Lloyd;John Mitchinson

Author:John Lloyd;John Mitchinson [Mitchinson, John Lloyd;John]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, Humor, Reference, Animals, Nature, Curiosities & Wonders, Ecology, Wonders And Curiosities, Animals - General, Animal Behavior (Ethology), Miscellanea, Almanacs, Life Sciences - Zoology - General, Mammals
ISBN: 9780307394934
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2008-09-02T05:00:00+00:00

LONG-DISTANCE KILLER

Can run at 35 mph for 3 miles.

Spotted hyenas are Africa’s dominant predator, responsible for a quarter of all game animals killed. Lions are their only rivals, and the two species exist in a constant state of war. Both steal food from each other, but contrary to popular belief, lions scavenge more often from hyenas. In many areas, hyena kills are a lion’s main source of food. Hyenas eat fast, and they eat a lot—a third of their own body weight, or the size of a large lamb, in just half an hour. They devour everything: the concentrated hydrochloric acid in their guts digests even the skin and bones, leaving their scat white with calcium.

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