The answer may surprise you! Hyenas don’t build their own dens or caves. Instead, they live in abandoned tortoise burrows, old aardvark holes, civet cat dens, and fossa/bobcat dens. If a suitable den is not available, the hyena family will dig one out for themselves. Hyenas also take over dens abandoned by other animals such as leopards and lions.
Have you ever wondered why hyenas sleep in a group? Not only do they stay together, but they sleep close to one another. Because hyenas sleep in a group they can stay warm in the cold African night.

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Hyenas can reach speeds of 30 MPH. This makes it hard for predators to catch them. Their wide feet distribute their weight evenly, and hyenas can run over rough grounds. They have strong legs that are short in proportion to the body. The African Spotted Hyena spends its day resting in the shade of trees, in burrows, or in termite mounds.
Most animals prefer comfort, but some do not have very much room to move around and they have to make do with what they have. A mother hyena and her cubs will find a secluded den in which they can stay safe and warm. Some animals that live in groups dig burrows into the ground where they all sleep together during the night. They are social animals, so they need to be close to one another when they go to sleep.

In the backyards of East Africa, hyenas are largely misunderstood. While we think of them as scavengers, eating rotting meat and garbage, Hyenas play an important role in the environment. Hyenas’ jaws can crush the bones of their prey with ease. Hyenas have small litters with up to 5 cubs but only 2 survive. The cubs obtain their growth by eating new-born animals, they then become adults and hunt on their own. They can eat most parts of an animal except bone making them highly adaptable to survive in any ecosystem.