Spotted Hyena: female dominance

Summary The female hyena is aggressive and quick to attack. She is much larger and dominates her male counterparts with an iron fist. Her anatomy is especially unusual for a female- she has a pseudo-penis and extraordinarily high levels of testosterone. Because of her abnormal sexual organs copulation is usually a complicated affair. The penis also makes giving birth extremely painful which often results in death of both mother and cubs.

S1.E18 ∙ Spotted Hyena: female dominance

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : John Varty Peter Terry

0

Details

Genres : Documentary Short

Release date : Jun 30, 2008

Countries of origin : South Africa

Official sites : Aquavision TV Productions

Language : English

Filming locations : Kruger National Park, South Africa

Production companies : Aquavision TV Productions

Summary The female hyena is aggressive and quick to attack. She is much larger and dominates her male counterparts with an iron fist. Her anatomy is especially unusual for a female- she has a pseudo-penis and extraordinarily high levels of testosterone. Because of her abnormal sexual organs copulation is usually a complicated affair. The penis also makes giving birth extremely painful which often results in death of both mother and cubs.

Details

Genres : Documentary Short

Release date : Jun 30, 2008

Countries of origin : South Africa

Official sites : Aquavision TV Productions

Language : English

Filming locations : Kruger National Park, South Africa

Production companies : Aquavision TV Productions

Edit Focus

All Filters