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The mosaic in Palestrina depicts the river Nile and its fauna Drawing collected by Felix Platter, to be used in Historiae animalium (1551–1558). Manticore and Crocotta Strabo , who uses the word "crocuttas", describes the beast as the mixed progeny of a wolf and a dog ( Geographica , XVI.4.16]).
The striped hyena competes with the grey wolf in the Middle East and central Asia. In the latter area, a great portion of the hyena's diet stems from wolf-killed carcasses. In Israel the striped hyena is dominant over the wolf on a one-to-one basis, though wolves in packs can displace single hyenas from carcasses. [29]
The striped hyena has historically been the most frequently used species. Hyenas can be challenging opponents for dogs, as their jaws are exceedingly powerful. A single bite from a hyena lasting a few seconds without holding on is sufficient to kill a large dog. [1] Hyenas apparently fight dogs by trying to cripple them by biting at their legs. [2]
The four extant species are the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), the brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea), the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), and the aardwolf (Proteles cristata). The aardwolf can trace its lineage directly back to Plioviverrops 15 million years ago, and is the only survivor of the dog-like hyena lineage. Its success is partly ...
These furry creatures look like a dog and raccoon mixed together. They are actually not related to either, despite their similar looks. They belong to the canid animal family which includes foxes ...
Vampire-werewolf hybrid – These half-vampire half-werewolf hybrids had been shown in various media appearances like AdventureQuest (as a Werepyre), AdventureQuest Worlds (also as a Werepyre), Axe Cop (as a Wolvye), Supernatural, The Elder Scrolls, The Vampire Diaries, the Underworld franchise (as a Lycan-dominant vampire hybrids and a Lycan ...
There’s a terrific tactile look to Dog Man’s velvet-soft face and Petey’s familial crayon-striped furry coat. They also incorporate hand-drawn elements when letters appear on-screen.
A hyena as depicted in a medieval bestiary. Werehyena is a neologism coined in analogy to werewolf for therianthropy involving hyenas. It is common in the folklore of the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Near East as well as some adjacent territories. Unlike werewolves and other therianthropes, which are ...