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The laughing hyena

20 Wednesday Apr 2016

Posted by sconzani in animals, nature, nature photography

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Hyena, Serengeti National Park, Serengeti Plains, Spotted hyena, Tanzania

‘A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?’ ~ Bob Hope

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‘HYENA, n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night the burial-places of the dead. But the medical student does that.’ ~ Ambrose Bierce

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‘There’s always the hyena of morality at the garden gate, and the real wolf at the end of the street.’ ~ D. H. Lawrence

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‘Do let’s pretend that I’m a hungry hyena, and you’re a bone!’ ~ Lewis Carroll

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‘We slander the hyena; man is the fiercest and cruellest animal.’ ~ Henry David Thoreau

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