1) Females with penises? Hyena society is matriarchal. Females are larger and more aggressive than males due to increased levels of testosterone (sometimes higher than males) and control every aspect of social life within the clan. One of the byproducts of increased testosterone levels is the presence of a pseudopenis in females. The female spotted hyena [...]
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Our plan for Kruger was simple. We took a week to drive the whole park length from south to north. That is one week to drive 350km (220miles). We didn’t know what to expect, there had been devastating floods just a month earlier, some camps were closed and some roads hadn’t been opened yet. Some [...]
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