What's the difference between hyenas and wolves?

As social animals, wolves and hyenas are very different in appearance and living environment. These obvious things aside for the time being, today I mainly talk about their differences in teeth. Because of the different food sources and hunting methods, wolves and hyenas are highly socialized carnivores, but their teeth are not exactly the same, and each has its own advantages.

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First of all, wolves are "high IQ" hunters among carnivores. Their jaws are thin and long, full of streamlined beauty. Canine teeth are located at the end of mandible, with fast bite speed but low strength. The cooperation of mandible and sharp canine teeth can firmly bite the thigh or chest rib of prey and knock it to the ground with inertia. At the same time, as a top killer with a high degree of socialization, hunting activities are usually carried out by wolves, each with its own duties. Many wolves attack from different angles at the same time, often leaving their prey with nowhere to escape and impossible to prevent. This well-planned hunting can kill prey much bigger than itself, so each member can get more meat. Molar teeth have sharp edges, which can easily tear the fascia between the flesh and blood like boning knife the butcher, and at the same time, because they are strong enough, they can help to grind some small bones.

Hyenas also hunt in groups, but their jaw structure is not consistent with that of wolves. Hyenas have short and thick jaws, shorter canine teeth than wolves, and the edges of molars are not as sharp as wolves. Hyenas' teeth are wide and hard, and there is a dome, which is more used to grind bones and suck bone marrow. Although the biting speed is slow, the biting strength is sufficient, so hyenas are better at chewing, rather than biting like wolves.

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