It's a kill not unlike today's hyenas, one of the Serengeti's most effective predators.

这并像是现在土狼的猎杀方式，土狼是塞伦盖蒂最高效的掠食者。

They were not so much the dogs of war as the coyotes, dingoes and hyenas.

与其说他们是战争烈犬，如说他们是群虎豹豺狼。

The hyenas laughed and moved a little closer.

两只土狼又发出，似笑非笑的声音，并且朝着杰克和安妮，又靠点。

Her main problem is with hyenas.

她担心的主要问题是鬣狗。

We see it today in animals like lions and hyenas.

在如今的狮和鬣狗之间就能到。

Instead of the hyenas we had expected, we saw an old lion.

我们到的是鬣狗，而是头老狮。

Others, however, such as giant ground sloths, giant hyenas, and mammoths went extinct.

但是其余的动物，如巨型地懒、巨鬣狗、和猛犸象则灭绝。

Given those examples, it would seem that rank in spotted hyenas is fairly arbitrary.

从这些例，斑点鬣狗的等级排列似乎相当随意。

She knew gut microbes could affect the scent and communication of other animals, like hyenas.

她知道肠道微生物会影响其他动物的气味和交流活动，比如鬣狗。

That's not a dog. It's a hyena escaped from the zoo dressed in dog clothing.

是狗。他是从动物园里跑出的披着狗皮的狼。

Baby-sitting adult hyenas are too few and have no choice but to flee.

护幼崽的鬣狗数量太少，除逃跑别无选择。

They put out their hands and rushed at the hyenas.

他们伸出双手，起冲向那两只土狼。

The hyenas abandon their compromised den.

鬣狗放弃自己已经损坏的洞穴。

Turns out that for hyenas, it's not what you know, but who you know.

事实证明，对于鬣狗说，重要的是知道什么，而是你认识谁。

While I was getting my PhD, I spent several years in Kenya studying hyenas like Scarface.

当我取得我的PhD学位的时候，我花几个年时间在肯尼亚研究像“疤面”样的鬣狗。

The hyenas yelped and scurried off.

两只土狼尖叫声，就慌张地逃跑。

Another clan of hyenas and their pups also have a den in the resident pride's territory.

另个鬣狗家族也在狮的领地内筑有巢穴。

And, despite their reputation, spotted hyenas prefer to dine on fresh meat, minimizing their contact with microbes.

同时，即使它们有这种名声，黑斑犬还是更愿意食用新鲜的肉，减少和微生物、细菌等的接触。

Spotted hyenas could only climb the social ladder if they were able to maintain a strong alliance.

斑点鬣狗只有维持强大的联盟才能登上更高的社会等级。

People tend to think that hyenas are scavengers, but actually they hunt for most of their food.

人们总认为斑鬣狗是食腐动物，可实际上大部分食物都是靠狩猎得。