If you only have time to look up one of the two. Choose kangaroo!
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how the fuck are they not extinct?
I was so stunned by the birthing process that I didn’t give much thought to the fucking. Read up on that and got stunned again.
Hyenas are amazing.
You and I have very different natural inflections on the word "amazing".
You know how "awesome" and "awful" are derived from the same root? Hyenas inspire awe. In both the best and the worst way.
Really funny seeing you guys learn about animals
And how did such a thing evolve in the first place?
Of the three hyena species, the spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta is the only one to have a pseudo penis.
It has the most challenging birthing process, and unlike the brown hyena and striped hyena, it gives birth to young who have open eyes.
After an average of 110 days of gestation, the spotted hyena mother gives birth to between two and four cubs. The 1-1.5 kg cubs arrive through a 1.54 cm (1 inch) wide birth canal.
The birth canal resembles the genitalia of male hyenas. It is, in fact, the female hyena’s clitoris.
Dude
I have a hard time imagining how such a thing could evolve. Making reproduction more difficult is literally the opposite of what it does, so it had to have been somehow worse to begin with.
I dunno, ducks have maze-like vaginas to avoid pregnancy from rape. Evolution optimizes for the survival of the species, not for reproducing some maximum possible amount. Perhaps they evolved when limiting reproduction wad a benefit to the species.
i mean, birth isn't exactly a fun experience for humans, and yet, there's quite a few of us here
Hate to break it to yall, but 1.54 cm is not 1 inch.
I was aware of much of that, but somehow never considered that other cats have multiple births, so hyenas probably do too…
But hyenas are dogs, right? Right?!
No they're hyenas, they're closer genetically to cats but morphologically to dogs, I think I'm using the right words...
You are likely right. Dog shaped but cat related
That's perfectly spot on, and super disturbing that it exists to begin with.
The whole series is really fun! (But it's unfortunately not very long). You can find it on dropout tv and it is called wtf 101.
Dropout mentioned!
Oh my god... you can use that as a perfect example how evolution is not creating the best designs and how if there is a designer... we should have questions.
Hyenas in general. Like, is it really the best idea that they just like eating prey ass first while still alive? Seems like a dick move.
Doesn't spoil as quickly...?
It's like from a fondue fountain.
Hyenas are cats that pretend to be dogs, so being dicks to prey should be expected.
To which the answer is "Human".
I am proud to say that I am ashamed to know all this due to the blessed world of furry porn. They really so leave no cock or cunt undrawn...