Earth.com·4 min read·hard
Alpha female hyenas leave huge family dynasties
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A long-term study of spotted hyenas in the Ngorongoro Crater reveals that female reproductive success is more unequal than male success when measured across multiple generations. While males show higher inequality in the first generation, female lineages create more significant long-term family dynasties.
One female spotted hyena in the Ngorongoro Crater died in 1996. Twenty-seven years later, every hyena born into her clan and still alive was her descendant.
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