Hyenas! 12 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know, Plus Photo Gallery

Spotted hyena cubs for hyena fact list and photo gallery

Hyena fact 7: Spotted hyena cubs are born with their eyes open – and with teeth.

Unfortunately, the first time a spotted hyena gives birth, her cubs often suffocate in her elongated birth canal and are stillborn.

Pictured: Spotted hyenas

Image: flickr.com/ballgame/ / CC BY 2.0

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Rhishja is the founder of Saving Rhinos, which publishes news and information about the illegal trade in rhino horn and rhino conservation issues. She is the Editor of the blogs "Rhino Horn is Not Medicine" and "Project Pangolin", and author of the book "Murder, Myths & Medicine". Check out savingrhinos.org, rhinoconservation.org, and pangolins.org to learn more. When Rhishja is not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, she enjoys rocking out to live music.

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