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Hyena Pet
Hyenas are savage animals but when in captivity it can be just like other tame domestic animals. This is part of a photo series in which Pieter Hugo the photographer took with a group of wandering Nigerians. There were three different hyenas shown and apparently have quite a deep relationship with its owners. More photos are shown at Pieter Hugo website.
6 more pics of hyena pets in Nigeria after the jump.
Source: Pieter Hugo
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December 4th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
And you guys think boxer or rottweiler is for bad boys… these hyenas kick all your ass!
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:11 pm
That’s so sad poor animal.
A wild animal like that should’nt
be chained up.
I say that looks like animal abuse.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
[...] keep it in line. I wonder if it’s house trained…lol. I found a website that has some more pics of pet Hyenas. Their owners look like pretty tough [...]
May 20th, 2008 at 12:02 am
The bible says that we have dominion over every living creature! Read it in genisis!! It is not cruel to want to have a wild animal as a pet,it is our choice! If it is not for you,keep your opinion to yourself,’cause it really doesn’t matter anyway-does it?
June 7th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
genesis LOL are you stupid?
July 10th, 2008 at 11:01 am
You know guys.
I don’t want to bitch but every domestic pet started out as wild animals once until some humans decided to live with them. So I honestly don’t see the big deal in having a pet hyena as long as the animal’s still physically and psychically happy.
July 16th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Tommy you are so incredibly stupid I don’t know where to begin.Animals were not put on earth for our amusement.Everything has a place.Take your outdated creationist views elsewhere.You do nothing but prove that Christians are the earths stupidest people.And if you think you have such a dominion over animals why don’t you go swim with some saltwater crocodiles or go try and play with a clan of hyenas or a pack of lions and find out just how much dominion you have?
July 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
The ability to turn a wild animal into a “pet” depends on that animal’s innate social structure amongst it’s own species. For example, domesticated wolves became dogs because wolves have a deeply-rooted pack structure that was much like the social structure of primitive humans. Wolves crave and will seek out company. A hyena’s pack structure depends on constant competition. Hyenas fight viciously amongst each other from infancy. A hyena would literally have to be taken moments after birth (these people doubtless killed the mother) to become even accustomed to living with humans, but that still doesn’t alter their instincts. A hyena could also snap a human femur like a dead twig. Notice almost all the hyenas are muzzled. And the guy who’s letting the small child climb on his hyena is just begging for certain trouble.
And Tommy, do you have a small penis or just a death wish?
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:44 am
lol at Anodraco pwning everyone.
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:37 am
First off, any animal when raised from birth has the potential to be a pet. I have seen pet bears that have been rescued, as well as a friend who had a pet cougar. Both people rescued the infant animals after the parents were killed. Hyenas have been used as pets for centuries, much like cheetahs. In fact, cheetahs have been documented as pets for over 5000 years, hyenas not far behind.