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The Hyena is a huntable animal in Age of Mythology, and a Treasure guardian in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals.

Age of Mythology[]

Villagers can hunt wild animals for Food. Hyenas will attack any nearby villagers.
—In-game description

This animal can be hunted, but may also hunt you.
—In-game description

The Hyena is a huntable animal in Age of Mythology, but it's also a predator that will attack any villagers on sight. They are weaker than lions, but provide just as much food, so they make better prey. They have exactly the same stats as the Wolf.

The Hyena of Set is a weak fighter that can be trained by Pharaohs worshipping Set. It's cheap and weak, and available early. Like the other Animals of Set, it only costs favor, meaning you can save your other resources for upgrades or stronger units.

History[]

Scientific name -- Crocuta crocuta
Size -- 90-190 lbs.
Diet -- virtually any animal, including large herbivores, carrion and even other hyenas

There are four species of hyenas, though the spotted hyena is the best known. Although they have a reputation as cowardly scavengers, lions steal kills from hyenas more often than the reverse. Hyenas and lions seem to be natural enemies and will fight and kill each other even when there is no food at stake.

Hyenas superficially resemble dogs, but are more closely related to cats and mongooses. Hyena societies are dominated by females, which is unusual in mammals, and female hyenas have such high levels of aggression-causing male hormones that it actually interferes with giving birth. Even hyena cubs are highly aggressive and sisters may actually kill each other. Hyenas are born with their eyes open and teeth fully functional.

Hyenas live in clans of up to forty individuals. They usually chase down their prey like wolves and rarely hunt from ambush as do lions. The strength of hyena jaws is legendary as they crush and eat most of the bone from their kills.
—In-game help section

Age of Empires III[]

The Hyena is a treasure guardian in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals.

Gallery[]

Animals (non-myth units) in Age of Mythology
Herdable animals Cow · Goat · Pig · Yak*
Timid huntables Baboon · Caribou · Chicken · Crowned Crane · Deer · Duck* · Elk · Gazelle · Giraffe · Golden Pheasant · Monkey · Red Crowned Crane · Spotted Deer · Zebra
Aggressive huntables Aurochs · Black Bear · Boar · Elephant · Hippopotamus · Ram* · Rhinoceros · Walrus · Water Buffalo
Wild animals Arctic Wolf · Crocodile · Bear · Hyena · Lion · Lizard* · Panda Bear* · Polar Bear · Serpent (Predator) · Tiger* · Wolf
Military animalsAnimal of Set · Golden Lion · Relic Monkey
Fish Herring · Mahi-mahi · Perch · Salmon
Decorative animalsBird ( Eagle* · Hawk · Parrot* · Flying Red Crowned Crane · Vulture) · Panda · Hawksbill Turtle · Orca · Shark · Whale
Scenario Editor-exclusive animals Alfred · Dog · Giant Duck-Billed Platypus · Golden Fleece (also herdable) · Horse · Reindeer
Cheat animals Chicken Exploding
Cut animalsAnchovies · Camel · Musk Ox · Nubian Goat · Shore Fish · Unicorn
Animals in Age of Empires III
Land
Herdables Cow · Goat · Llama · Sacred Cow · Sanga Cattle · Sheep · Water Buffalo · Yak · Zebu Cattle · Big Benny
Huntables Bighorn Sheep · Bison · Capybara · Caribou · Deer · Elephant · Elk · Gazelle · Giant Salamander · Giraffe · Guanaco · Ibex · Marco Polo Sheep · Moose · Musk Deer · Musk Ox · Nilgai · Ostrich · Pronghorn · Rhea · Saiga · Serow · Tapir · Turkey · Zebra
Treasure guardians Alligator · Baboon · Black Bear · Black Panther · Beast · Beast of Gévaudan · Brown Bear · Cougar · Coyote · Crocodile · Elephant · Ethiopian Wolf · Grizzly Bear · Hippo · Honey Badger · Hyena · Jaguar · Leopard · Lion · Lion-Tailed Macaque · Mad Dog · Monitor Lizard · Orangutan · Panda · Polar Bear · Rhino · Snow Leopard · Snow Monkey · Tibetan Macaque · Tiger · Warthog
Unknown-exclusive Cash Cow · Wood Cattle
Military Dog · Intrepid Turkey Scout · Lamb of the Creator · Tengri Wolf
Water
Treasure guardians Alligator · Hippo · Great White Shark · Orca · White Tiger · Wild Boar · Wolf
Fish Bass · Carp · Catfish · Cod · Mahi-mahi · Mola Mola · Salmon · Sardines · Squid · Tarpon · Tuna
Whales Beluga Whale · Humpback Whale · Minke Whale
Air
Bird · Bird (unit)
Treasure guardians in Age of Empires III
Humans African Vagabond · Ambushing Shongo Thrower · Bandit Blowgunner · Bandit Gunslinger · Bandit Rider · Bandit Rifleman · Blind Monk · Brigand · Camel Raider · Caravan Bandit · Colonial Gunslinger · Colonial Looter · Colonial Officer · Colonial Oppressor · Colonial Swashbuckler · Corrupted Watchman · Delinquent Thuggee · Deserted Hussar · Deserted Pikeman · Deserted Skirmisher · Fugitive Dacoit · Gunman · Haramija · Heretic · Klepht · Knife Thrower · Marauding Cossack · Marauding Jaeger · Marauding Janissary · Marauding Highlander · Marauding Landsknecht · Marauding Musketeer · Masterless Samurai · Mongol Rider · Pirate · Plague Doctor · Repressive Cuirassier · Robber Knight · Smuggler · Witch Hunter
Land animals Alligator · Baboon · Beast · Beast of Gévaudan · Black Bear · Black Panther · Brown Bear · Cougar · Coyote · Crocodile · Elephant Guardian · Ethiopian Wolf · Grizzly Bear · Hippo · Honey Badger · Hyena · Jaguar · Leopard · Lion · Lion-Tailed Macaque · Mad Dog · Monitor Lizard · Orangutan · Panda · Polar Bear · Rhino · Snow Leopard · Snow Monkey · Tibetan Macaque · Tiger · Warthog · White Tiger · Wild Boar · Wolf
Water animals Alligator · Crocodile · Great White Shark · Hippo · Orca
Ships Bandit Catamaran · Marauding Junk · Raiding Privateer
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