Spotted hyena female and offspring (IMAGE)

Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW)

Spotted hyena female and offspring

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In spotted hyena societies, females have fewer family ties and males more family ties as they age. Such changes in kinship profoundly influence how much an animal helps other group members over the course of its life.

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Oliver Höner/Leibniz-IZW

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