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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣶⡄⠀⠀⣼⣿⠛⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⡿⢿⣷⣄⠀⣀⣀⣀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⠇⢸⢹⣿⠀⢠⣿⡇⢠⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣀⣼⣿⣿⣾⡿⠛⢿⣷⡄
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⡿⠀⡟⣿⡟⠀⣼⣿⠀⣼⣿⣿⣶⣾⠿⢿⢷⣿⠿⢿⣷⣤⣿⠟⢻⡏⠉⣿⠟⠁⢀⣿⣿⡇
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⠇⢰⢿⣿⣇⣠⣿⡇⢠⡿⠁⣽⣿⡏⠀⣼⣾⠋⠀⠈⢿⣿⡟⠀⣼⠀⢸⠋⡀⠀⣼⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠀⠾⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠀⣸⠃⢠⢿⡟⠀⢀⡟⠁⠐⠛⠂⠀⢹⠇⢠⡏⠀⠀⣴⠁⢠⣿⣿⡇
⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣤⡄⢀⡀⠐⠶⣶⣿⡇⢀⡏⠀⣮⠏⠀⠀⡼⠀⣴⣶⣶⡾⠛⡿⠀⣼⠁⠀⣼⡿⠀⢸⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⠀⣼⣽⣷⣦⡈⠻⠁⣸⠁⢰⠏⢀⡆⢀⣇⠀⠻⠿⠟⠁⣰⡇⠀⡿⠀⣼⣿⣇⠀⣸⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡟⢀⣿⣿⡟⠻⣿⡆⢀⣿⣄⣀⣠⣾⠀⢸⣿⣦⣄⣠⣴⣾⣿⣧⣴⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣷⣼⣽⣿⠁⣰⣿⠟⠋⠉⠉⠉⠓⠟⠀⡞⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠛⠿⠟⠛⠛⠋⠀⠉⠉⠁
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠿⠟⠋⠀⢿⣿⡀⠘⠛⣟⣿⣦⡄⢀⣿⣿⡇
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠙⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠉⠉

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Although phylogenetically closer to felines and viverrids, hyenas are behaviorally and morphologically similar to canids in several elements due to convergent evolution: both hyenas and canines are non-arboreal, cursorial hunters that catch prey with their teeth rather than claws. Both eat food quickly and may store it, and their calloused feet with large, blunt, nonretractable claws are adapted for running and making sharp turns. However, hyenas' grooming, scent marking, defecation habits, mating and parental behavior are consistent with the behavior of other feliforms

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