{"id":72206,"date":"2026-09-06T13:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=72206"},"modified":"2026-09-06T18:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T12:59:00","slug":"striped-hyena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/striped-hyena\/","title":{"rendered":"Striped Hyena"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Striped Hyena Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently it was observed that increasing awareness of the ecological value of striped hyenas will help mitigate the cultural beliefs keeping striped hyenas at the brink.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Striped Hyena<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of four species belonging to the <\/span><b>family Hyaenidae.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other three are the <\/span><b>Spotted Hyena, the Brown Hyena and the Aardwolf.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>bit smaller than the spotted hyenas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has stripes all over their bodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits <\/span><b>savannas, grasslands, semi-deserts, open woodlands, and mountainous regions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly <\/span><b>found in South Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (India, Nepal, Afghanistan), <\/span><b>North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Asia, and Central Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Striped Hyena<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are territorial creatures and scent-mark their territorial boundaries as a warning to their rivals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Striped hyenas are <\/span><b>primarily scavengers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and eat mainly carrion and human refuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult Striped hyena <\/span><b>females are dominant over males<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and aggressive toward other females.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The striped hyena is generally considered <\/span><b>solitary, but has some social organization.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Striped Hyena<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/iucn-red-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">IUCN Red List<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Near Threatened.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/striped-hyenas-help-keep-india-clean-but-remain-misunderstood\/article71418009.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The striped hyena is one of four Hyaenidae species, found across South Asia, Africa and parts of Western and Central Asia. 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