Why People Hate Hyenas

Throughout history and around the world, most people dislike hyenas. But why?

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Credits (and Twitter handles):
With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Alex Reich, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich, David Goldenberg, Julián Gómez, Sarah Berman

Image Credits: Hyena photo by Michael Shehan Obeysekera
Another hyena photo by Eric Kilby
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References:

Woods, B. (2000). Beauty and the beast: Preferences for animals in Australia. Journal of

[MinuteEarth]

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[jameswolf]

Wolves used to be hated just as much as Hyenas for most of their history. It's very recent we have wolfaboos and wolf lovers. I think their hate might be rooted as competitors to us. Both Hyenas and Wolves are pursuit pack hunters, like Humans were.

[melaniecabug]

Imagine that a croc attack you and you scream
"I still don't hate crocs!"
and the croc stops attacking you and starts crying.

[JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Hyenas are probably the type of animals that would laugh at bad puns and jokes

[naw]

I actually started liking hyenas as soon as I first saw them in Lion King

[charlesphilips]

Something about seeing stick-figure Kate with her Hyena always makes happy.

[batatafrita]

normal people: hyenas

me, an intellectual: forbidden laugh puppy

[c.i.a]

Can we talk about the fact that in the lion King a.k.a. the Disney movie hyenas actually were the ones that took out the main villain in it

[probablynotyou]

Hyenas Tarantulas and skunks are all warm, cute and fuzzy and all deserve more love

[ametsunami]

“We like hyenas just as much as we like snakes”
I find them both cute so that snake comparison means nothing to me.

[Lily-dqes]

Google ’baby hyenas’ and prepare to see some of the cutest little things EVER

[darkhoodchief]

"I'm not trying to get you to love Hyenas"

*BUT YOU SHOULD*

[barenycreature]

"Aristotle talked smack about hyenas thousands of years ago..."
Well Aristotle can throw hands then.

[macayleangelina]

My immediate thought was: “Since when do people hate hyenas?”

[humannomore]

I've got the crippling condition where I find every single mammal adorable.






I'll probably get mauled by a bear or a lion

[DarkBananaPhone]

I've you've ever been to a furry convention, you'd find a LOT of people love hyenas

[rominkivela]

in my eyes, hyenas aren't the fuzzy little cute guys. to me, they're the vastly misunderstood quiet kid sitting beyond the back of the classroom who is super interesting with skills i cannot compete with

[djmutt]

Remember when wolves were only fairytale villains? Now they have a whole community loving and defending them.

[QueSirDilla]

Everybody gangsta until you find yourself lost in the wilderness of Africa in the middle of night then you saw glowing eyes around you and hear those sharp, tearful laughters

[jayswithjam]

Hyena's in historic stories and films: Scary boi's, witch's doggo, poops in village and curses it.
Hyena's in reality: Noooo hooman, pls don't kill meeee.