tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262703583201608219.post-66210166647671712402008-07-18T04:59:00.000-07:002008-07-18T05:00:12.853-07:00Spotted hyenas communal, except around dinner timeSolitary scavangers more than a million years ago, spotted hyenas have become more of a communal species, except around dinner time. New research indicates that, to offset the cost of competition among the group, spotted hyenas still demonstrate an ancestral tendency to separate themselves when searching for their next meal. Hyenas do find some strength in numbers in several ways. They Briannoreply@blogger.com