Do hyaenas attack and kill livestock?
Spotted hyaenas do sometimes attack and kill livestock in rural parts of Africa, mainly targetting sheep and goats, but also occasionally attacking cattle, camels or donkeys. Brown and striped hyaenas feed mainly on carrion, rodents, hares, insects and fruits so they very seldom attack livestock, and aardwolves never do. Q: What is a “laughing hyaena,” and why does a hyena “laugh?” Although three species in the family Hyaenidae do not emit any vocalizations that sound anything like laughter, spotted hyaenas often make a sound called a “giggle.” This vocalization sounds very much like high-pitched, hysterical human giggling, and the fact that spotted hyaenas emit this sound has prompted people to refer to them as “laughing hyaenas.” However, when a hyaena giggles, this actually means it is quite nervous about something, not that it thinks something is amusing (see cartoons below). A spotted hyaena most often giggles in response to aggression directed at it by another individual, or when
