And the females that they do manage to spend time with are themselves also of lower rank.

而与位低鬣狗相处雌性鬣狗自位也较低。

Her main problem is with hyenas.

她担心主要问题是鬣狗。

We see it today in animals like lions and hyenas.

在如今狮和鬣狗之间就能看到。

Instead of the hyenas we had expected, we saw an old lion.

我们看到不是鬣狗，而是一头老狮。

Even at this age, they have a voice.

即便是这么小鬣狗也能发出声音。

Given those examples, it would seem that rank in spotted hyenas is fairly arbitrary.

从这些例来看，斑点鬣狗等级排列似乎相当随意。

And the researchers saw multiple instances in which a smaller hyena came to dominate a larger one.

研究人员观察到了许多小鬣狗统治大鬣狗案例。

Hyenas and wild dogs also roam this continent in search of their next meal.

鬣狗和野狗也在这片大陆上游荡，寻找它们下一餐。

Another clan of hyenas and their pups also have a den in the resident pride's territory.

另一个鬣狗家族也在狮领内筑有。

All that time spent alone recovering from stress means that the lower-ranking hyenas aren't spending their time courting females.

位低鬣狗光是从压力中恢复过来就会花费很多时间，就意味着它们不会将时间花在讨好雌性鬣狗上。

Baby-sitting adult hyenas are too few and have no choice but to flee.

看护幼崽鬣狗数量太少，除了逃跑别无选择。

Others, however, such as giant ground sloths, giant hyenas, and mammoths went extinct.

但是其余动物，如巨型懒、巨鬣狗、和猛犸象则灭绝了。

She knew gut microbes could affect the scent and communication of other animals, like hyenas.

她知道肠道微生物会影响其他动物气味和交流活动，比如鬣狗。

Babyhood is actually the pinnacle of a male hyena’s life.

幼崽时期是一只雄鬣狗狗生巅峰。

We were surrounded by predators: Hyenas, lions, lionesses, these large felines.

鬣狗 、狮、 母狮、 这些大型猫动物。

We do know the outcome, though.

像“疤面”一样雄鬣狗结束了饱受骚扰和欺凌困扰和伤害之后。

Spotted hyenas could only climb the social ladder if they were able to maintain a strong alliance.

斑点鬣狗只有维持强大联盟才能登上更高社会等级。

Like the cheetah cubs slain by the first pride, the hyena cubs are potential targets.

跟被第一个狮群屠杀猎豹幼崽一样，鬣狗幼崽现在也成为了潜在目标。

They've even seen severely wounded hyenas become dominant to healthy ones.

他们甚至看到了严重受伤鬣狗成为健康鬣狗主宰情况。

Her main problem is with hyenas. The animals have eaten all seven of the goats she once owned.

她担心主要问题是鬣狗。这种动物把她养七只山羊都吃掉了。