Seal of approval from my daughter

[Beebo]

I thought a hyena was a type of dog!

 

[Fnaar]

I thought a hyena was a type of dog!

Me too! Wiki tells us otherwise:
Although phylogenetically they are closer to felines and viverrids, hyenas are behaviourally and morphologically similar tocanines in several aspects; both hyenas and canines are nonarboreal, 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 nails are adapted for running and making sharp turns. However, the hyenas' grooming, scent marking, defecating habits, mating, and parental behaviour are consistent with the behaviour of other feliforms

 

[jefmcg]

I guess phenotypically it's more dog than cat, but genes tell the truth

(don't get me started on my feminist rant about "king of the beasts")

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

I thought a hyena was a type of dog!

CC is a learning opportunity isn't it? That's a new one on me too.

 

[Piemaster]

Missbehaving mutts - Dogshaming.com