Location: Africa
Species: Spotted Hyena
Added: 2025-12-13
Published: 2022-6-8
Source: Smithsonian Channel

Hyenas, have a strict hierarchy led by a dominant "queen" (alpha female), where all females and their offspring rank above all males, regardless of age or size. The highest-ranking female rules, followed by her cubs, then other females and their young. A cub's social rank is inherited directly from its mother. But what happens with young-sters during playtime?