Spotted
hyena cubs of high - ranking mothers have a lower probability of infection with and are less likely to die from canine distemper virus (CDV) than cubs of low - ranking mothers.
Although
hyena cub Pinduli was born without incident, first - time hyena moms have only a 20 percent chance of a successful natural birth due to their unique anatomy.
Not exact matches
It might, for example, be killed as a
cub by marauding
hyenas or die of disease or drought.
A
hyena might not be as adorable as a tiger
cub or dolphin, but a few champions of nature's endangered ugly underdogs say the hideous are just as worthy of protection as the huggable
Weeks after his birth, Penduli's sister, Forest, underwent Australia's first
hyena caesarean to give birth to her
cub.
The other story's central animal characters are: Kaa, the snake (Cate Blanchett); the leader of the wolf pack, Akela (Peter Mullan); the scavenging
hyena, Tabaqui (Tom Hollander); Nisha, the female wolf (Naomi Harris), who adopts the baby Mowgli as one of her
cubs; Nisha's mate, Vihaan (Eddie Marsan); and Mowgli's Brother Wolf (Jack Reynor).