# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ3qjwiM8Bu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11686690-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/bace74a7a2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-01-10T15:38:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by beverlyjoubert / Their powerful build, their inherent fierceness, their indomitable attitude … This is how we usually explain female spotted hyenas’ matriarchal hold over the social order. Yet the reality of how females establish and maintain their dominance over males is probably a little more complex. Research suggests power and control are less about brute force and more about being able to rely on a little help from your friends. It turns out female hyenas can count on more social support as they navigate the daily challenges and tricky interactions of hyena life … It’s these social bonds that are their greatest strength. #hyenas #wildlife #spottedhyena

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wildlife, spottedhyena, hyenas

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