The Geography of East Asia. 1  The climate of East Asia is both similar to and different from that of Europe and the United States. 2  It is similar in that it is a temperate climate, with colder winters and warm summers.
Prof. THEUNISSEN: Correct, yeah. So this is a colony of spotted hyenas and the spotted hyena is the laughing hyena. It's actually the only hyena among the three living hyenas that produces the giggle sound or the laugh.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Hyena. Hyenas or Hyaenas are the animals of the family Hyaenidae of suborder feliforms of the Carnivora. It is the fourth smallest biological family in the Carnivora, and one of the smallest in the mammalia. Despite their low diversity, hyenas are unique and vital components to most African and some Asian ecosystems.