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00:00 At the head of any hyena family is a hard-nosed leader.
00:07 And unusually for the animal kingdom, it's nearly always a female.
00:14 They grow to be bigger and stronger than males.
00:19 More than two and a half feet tall and 130 pounds.
00:27 The only way hyenas can survive is with a strong leader.
00:33 But over the years, this queen has turned into a tyrant.
00:38 Two lower-ranking females kill an impala.
00:52 Yet the queen hijacks the carcass, leaving them hungry.
01:03 She bullies the weakest member of the clan.
01:06 It's a mother who raises the cubs.
01:09 The queen is out of control.
01:11 In a one-on-one fight, the hyena queen would easily overpower any of her followers.
01:19 The clan never interrupt their queen's decision.
01:23 Rather they step in to help her.
01:29 She has the right to drive out any member of her clan.
01:34 The hyenas could easily kill her and are known cannibals.
01:38 But they stop short.
01:40 It's already over for this mother.
01:47 Her hind leg is ruined, leaving her defenseless and surrounded by enemies.
01:55 The next morning, the mother hyena may have been weakened from her injuries, making her
02:00 an easy target for the python.
02:07 The python may have used its sense of smell to locate the injured hyena and then used
02:12 its powerful muscles to constrict and squeeze her until she was unable to move.
02:21 Using its sharp teeth to break the hyena bones and consume her slowly is a sad ending for
02:27 this unfortunate mother.
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