Social status in some mammals is passed to offspring through the epigenome The offspring of female hyenas with high-ranking social status enjoy a privileged life with priority access to food

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First record of the spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta in Egypt during the past 5,000 years An individual of spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta was killed by local people in Elba Protected Area, South-East Egypt in winter of 2024. This record constitutes the first record of the species in contemp...

First hyena in Egypt in 5000 years. Locals killed him
doi.org/10.1515/mamm...
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