@thereptilezoo: Hanging out with Rocky, a striped hyena at Fame Park in Dubai! 🐾💛 That moment when the patch of fur along his back suddenly spiked up actually means its an intimidation display! Striped hyenas have long manes running from neck to tail, and when they feel excited, curious, or a little unsure, they raise that fur to make themselves appear larger and more impressive. It's like their built-in defense mechanism. Despite their dog-like appearance, hyenas are actually more closely related to cats, belonging to the suborder Feliformia. And they have incredibly powerful jaws, strong enough to crush bones and even turtle shells, which lets them digest parts of prey that other scavengers leave behind. Rocky may look intense with that mane raised, but he's just being his fabulous, expressive self! ✨