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Hyena Most Masculine Female?

Hyenas live in a female dominated society. Female Hyenas are the most masculine females in the animal kingdom. They have very high levels of hormones that are usually found in the males. Also many female hyenas have enlarged clitoris, to the point of looking like a penis. The female hyena urinates, mates and gives birth through this modified clitoris (it is inverted for mating).

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Tired Of Being Tired
Who cares about hyenas,
Tired Of Being Tired at at 04:03PM, Feb 4th 2009.
ahdab
this website is very good for knowledge thanks
ahdab at at 11:40AM, Jul 13th 2009.
Silver
excuse me? I care for hyenas. <.<
Silver at at 09:25AM, Aug 4th 2009.
Angie
Comment #1: IDIOT!
Angie at at 09:52PM, Nov 30th 2009.
:)
I have read before that all Hyenas are born with a penis, and they will fall off if more female Hyenas are needed.
:) at at 08:50AM, Apr 17th 2010.
M-nay
EVERYONE who watched Animal Planet know they are both male and female.
M-nay at at 12:02PM, May 11th 2010.
tina marjoliane
How ignorant you all are! There are male hyenas and there are female hyenas. Females rule the roost or the clan and so have more male hormones so are more aggressive and masculine. They have a pseudo penis - only the males have a real one and only the females can have babies - but with great difficulty. They are very intelligent animals. Maybe if TV doesnt do it for you information-wise you should read more and get your facts straight.
tina marjoliane at at 08:59AM, Sep 29th 2010.
roberto munoz


just doing it for a report
roberto munoz at at 11:32AM, May 16th 2011.
(name omitted)
I have read before that all Hyenas are born with a penis, and they will fall off if more female Hyenas are needed.


Fail. Not true, ridiculous on its face.

EVERYONE who watched Animal Planet know they are both male and female.


Double Fail. Not true that hyenas are "both male and female," that is are hermaphrodites, and also not true that Animal Planet ever broadcast such nonsense—except to mention it was nonsense that people used to believe.

There are male hyenas and there are female hyenas. Females rule the roost or the clan and so have more male hormones so are more aggressive and masculine. They have a pseudo penis - only the males have a real one and only the females can have babies - but with great difficulty. They are very intelligent animals.


Win. Good to know somebody's got their facts straight.
(name omitted) at at 03:14PM, Oct 16th 2011.
imani
crucuta crucuta thats my favourate, whats i like about them is that they eat everything even themself
imani at at 07:36AM, Jan 21st 2012.

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