What a marvelous reminder of the intelligence and complexity of these beautiful animals! Thank you for sharing this with us!
@jonilougy6608
Жыл бұрын
Bravo comment 🏆👏
@EricCarroll
Жыл бұрын
The watering hole is gonna need a chlorine shock treatment after that...
@annettelane659
Жыл бұрын
Lol very much agree.
@SixthWave
Жыл бұрын
Indeed😂
@HappyComfort
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@talastra
3 ай бұрын
I thought I heard someone peeing in the pool?
@salomekruger4176
Жыл бұрын
What a great pool party!!!!
@rehovotingress7202
11 ай бұрын
It was a swingers party
@whimsygrove9971
8 ай бұрын
Looks refreshing! 🥰
@hanlexan
10 ай бұрын
Mis reyes hermosos. ❤
@Roadsteading
Жыл бұрын
I caught this live, and it was a sight!
@Cara-380
Ай бұрын
This is one rowdy pool party!
@Caninedriver
11 ай бұрын
Is the AV gear detectable to various animals, either by sight or hearing? There seem to be frequent looks toward the gear. Perhaps it's just the presence of the equipment. Anyone know?
@indyreno2933
Жыл бұрын
The Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is a species of hyena native to Africa, it is the largest of the three extant species of hyena and is the only extant member of the genus Crocuta, there are two recognized subspecies of spotted hyena: the Northern Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta crocuta) and the Southern Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta maculata).
@talastra
3 ай бұрын
Also, the fourth species are aardwolves.
@indyreno2933
3 ай бұрын
@talastra, actually, the aardwolf is not a hyena, it is still a member of the superfamily Hyaenoidea, but it more specifically is the sole extant species of the family Protelidae, Hyaenoidea was once a diverse superfamily, but only two families remain.
@talastra
3 ай бұрын
@@indyreno2933 I'm not going to say flat out that you're wrong, but Hyaenidae is a family, not a super family, and Protelinae is a subfamily and Proteles is a genus. So, the aardwolf is a member of Hyenidae, which makes it a hyena, subfamily or not. Also, I nowhere find any different subspecies of Crocuta (i.e., maculata). Is there some new paper making this distinction? There is of course the extinct ice cave hyena, Crocuta crocuta spelaea. In 2013, a new species of the cursorial hyaenid Chasmaporthetes, C. gangsriensis, sp. nov., from the Zanda Basin in the Plio-Pleistocene was proposed. It looks to me like "Crocuta maculata" is not a separate species of spotted hyena, but a term (by Grey?) in 1869 for what we call "Crocuta crocuta" today.
@indyreno2933
3 ай бұрын
@talastra, Hyaenoidea is the superfamily to which the extant families Hyaenidae (Hyenas) and Protelidae (Aardwolf and Fossil Relatives) and the extinct families Lophocyonidae and Percrocutidae constitute Also, the Spotted Hyena has two subspecies: the Northern Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta crocuta) and the Southern Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta maculata), the extinct cave hyena may actually be a separate species In fact, all three extant hyena species are split into subspecies The Brown Hyena (Parahyaena brunnea) has three subspecies: the Botswanan Brown Hyena (Parahyaena brunnea melampus), the Nambian Brown Hyena (Parahyaena brunnea villosa), and the Cape Brown Hyena (Parahyaena brunnea brunnea) The Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) has four subspecies: the Indian Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena hyaena), the Middle-Eastern Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena syraica), the Barbary Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena barbara), and the East African Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena dubbah) The Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has two subspecies: the Northern Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta crocuta) and the Southern Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta maculata)
@talastra
3 ай бұрын
@@indyreno2933 I can find no one who agrees with your assertion that Hyaenidae is a superfamily; it's a family. Thank you for indicating some subspecies of the striped and brown hyena; however, I also can find no indication of the subspecies for spotted hyenas you indicate (other than the long-obsolete reference to spotted hyenas as Crocuta maculata). The main point here is your contention that aardwolves are not hyenas. Aardwolves (Proteles cristata) are part of the family Hyaenidae, with own unique subfamily, Protelinae, distinguishing them from other members of the Hyaenidae family (including spotted, striped, and brown hyenas). Despite this distinct subfamily classification, aardwolves are still considered a type of hyena, primarily due to their evolutionary lineage and certain morphological and behavioral characteristics that align with other hyenas. However, they are highly specialized feeders, primarily consuming termites, which sets them apart from the more generalist feeding habits of other hyenas, who are primarily predators and scavengers. Taxonomy can be quite arbitrary in its groupings. If you want to personally maintain that aardwolves do not possess the traits in common with other hyenas that prompt biologists to group them together under Hyenidae, then explain why. Simply reiterating a position contrary to established practice is not convincing or sufficient. Thanks.
@ashleyunderwood4855
Жыл бұрын
This is hysterical 😂😂😂.
@palette7060
Жыл бұрын
You will probably never experience something like this live. That's great!
@davidjolley1339
Жыл бұрын
I think I’m going to need a shower 🧼
@MomMom-kc4ee
Жыл бұрын
Waterhole needs to be enlarged.
@Caninedriver
11 ай бұрын
Dynamics are interesting......
@talastra
3 ай бұрын
I agree. I spend most of my "interpretive" time trying to decide which ones might be male.
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