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Hyenas Aren't What The Lion King Told You with Dr. Christine Wilkinson
Spotted hyenas aren't on the brink of extinction, but they’re one of the most hated animals on the planet, and that may be the bigger problem. In this episode of Back From The Brink from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant sits down with Dr. Christine Wilkinson, carnivore ecologist, co-chair of the IUCN Hyena Specialist Group, and founder of the Humans and Hyenas Alliance, to separate the real hyena from the movie villain. Christine explains why hyenas are apex predators and ecosystem cleaners, what that famous "laugh" actually means, and why the clans are led by females. She…
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