tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post8616902272458076358..comments2009-06-25T11:13:30.012-04:00Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735032548962207895noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-11908742885657386802009-06-25T11:12:30.185-04:002009-06-25T11:12:30.185-04:00the hyenas seem almost savage?! they&#39;re hyenas love!<br /><br />i think these are some of the best pictures ive ever seen though. Can you imagine owing a debt to this guy??!Andersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-41639939495734826232008-10-01T15:16:00.000-04:002008-10-01T15:16:00.000-04:00I've been up close to Hyena's, being fed no less and one can not imagine how big they are and their jaws--these pictures are unearving on so many levels (how did I miss this in NY?). Amazing post!Anahttp://www.gavethat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-45162130316418399012008-09-29T09:20:00.000-04:002008-09-29T09:20:00.000-04:00hey all - thanks for the comments! appreciate all of your thoughts...Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735032548962207895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-78718281419015314022008-09-29T01:32:00.000-04:002008-09-29T01:32:00.000-04:00i was supposed to pack today... instead i spent all day browsing the archives on this site, i love itMort Goldmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-80524190840048791402008-09-28T14:26:00.000-04:002008-09-28T14:26:00.000-04:00Thank you for posting these pictures and story. I missed this exhibit when it was in NY and only saw one photo in a magazine, yet I've been talking about them for a year! It is hard to gauge the size of hyena's especially when you see them on tv next to lions, which makes you realize just how huge lions are! Also, I recently learned hyenas aren't actually related to dogs, they're more closely related to the mongoose, how's that for weird?Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06282888126741566052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-65371612187736201142008-09-28T11:50:00.000-04:002008-09-28T11:50:00.000-04:00Also, Anonymous above, what an asshat!<BR/><BR/>Countries like this don't worry about tourism or the wildlife, they're far too concerned about their own survival, which is a daily stress factor for them. Where are they getting their next meal, are they going to have safe drinknig water and how are they going to prevail being sick in situation where they have limited, if any, acces to medicine.<BR/><BR/>Capturing these animals and using them in such a way, for entertainment, gives them a slight piece of mind that they have a method for some amount of income. As the author posts in the journal, he took a mini bus to Benin City but they had already moved on to Abuja, meaning these people are on the constant move to find some sort of welfare that will provide them with food.<BR/><BR/>I don't like the idea that these animals are being domesticated and most certainly that they may be mistreated, but I can't complain about it. These people are making do with what they have at their disposal, which isn't much. One should spend some time with these people to gain an appreciative understanding of their situation before going off and spouting ignorant gibberish.epheroshttp://epheros.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-66436218920070991842008-09-28T11:41:00.000-04:002008-09-28T11:41:00.000-04:00I never realized how freakin huge those dang dogs are! I thought they were somewhat smaller, but these pictures, in contrast, show them to be massive, muscular, and downright imposing unlike anything I had ever thought.<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for sharing these, it really puts so much into perspective that those nature shows just don't seem to provide.<BR/><BR/>Dang, they're so big! :-D I want one!epheroshttp://epheros.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-21118875614135639742008-09-28T09:22:00.000-04:002008-09-28T09:22:00.000-04:00They need not catch the animals at all, Pieter Hugo, they could do other things for a living like other people in poor countries (sell things (fruits, crafts, vegetables, carry things for people a.s.o.) f.example). There is just something wrong in those people's brains, their country doesn't function, they should care for their nature and animals instead and let tourists visit their country and show the beauty it has (after cleaning up all the human made dirt, mess and pollution!!)without attacking them (the tourists) and sometimes killing them while walking in the streets. Dont't involve innocent animals in this, they haven't made the country what it is, the humans themselves have!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-54489764605542931322008-09-28T02:32:00.000-04:002008-09-28T02:32:00.000-04:00that monkey part i doubt was true.<BR/><BR/>other then that it was absolutely amazing. hyenas are pretty terrifying.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988710061442012794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33986364.post-22315290767152824242008-09-26T22:51:00.000-04:002008-09-26T22:51:00.000-04:00this is terrifying and beautiful at the same time. the photography is poignant.eatdrinknbmerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539062773663855156noreply@blogger.com