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The 13 pages that link to Hyena, each with the reason it gives.

• CarnassialBroader topic: Hyenas combine carnassial cutting with exceptional adaptations for crushing bone.

• Bite forceBroader topic: Spotted hyenas use strong bites to crack bones and access marrow.

• ScavengerBroader topic: Spotted hyenas both hunt live prey and scavenge carcasses.

• ViverridaeCompared with: Hyenas share the feliform branch with viverrids but form a distinct family.

• CaniformiaCompared with: Hyenas show why outward resemblance does not determine caniform classification.

• SerengetiRelated: Spotted hyenas are major predators and scavengers in Serengeti food webs.

• Spotted hyenaNarrower topic: The spotted hyena is the largest and most socially complex living hyena.

• Cat (animal)Compared with: Hyenas are often mistaken for dogs but are closer relatives of cats.

• AardwolfNarrower topic: The aardwolf belongs to the hyena family despite its insect-based diet.

• AndrewsarchusCompared with: The massive teeth inspired comparisons to carnivores, though a hyena-like lifestyle is not established.

• Cave hyenaNarrower topic: The cave hyena belongs to this family of specialized carnivorans.

• Djibril Diop MambétyBroader topic: Its fable of money, desire, and communal complicity extends Mambéty’s satirical vision.

• Anal sacsRelated: Hyena scent marking offers a related, but anatomically distinct, form of chemical signaling.