The Laughing Hyena

     Have you ever laughed out loud like a hyena?  If you have , you may have scared your friends.  The hyena's cry is loud and sounds like a howl or wild laugh.  Hyenas are related to cards, but have feet like a dog.  They are fast and strong. 

     The hyena is a good hunter,  It can run 40 miles an hour, which is fast  enough to catch a zebra.  Also, the hyena is a garbage collector.  Food left behind by people and animals is a treat for the hyena.

     Hyenas work well together.  They live in groups called clans.  Each clan has a den, which is where the baby hyenas stay.  The mother hyena works hard to keep the makes away from the babies in the den.  She does this because the male hyenas might kill the young.  The mother is bigger than the male.  She is the leader of the clan.