When hyena droppings allow us to understand the mechanisms of social domination. Less well fed, more often sick, low-ranking hyenas suffer the wrath of the dominants.
Because in their groups, females and their offspring, who are otherwise socially superior to males, are ranked in a dominance hierarchy. The data was collected in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, and the study is published in the journal Communications Biology. Spotted hyena are atypical carnivores in their social behaviors. Their organization is closer to that of primates.