Hyenas.

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Did you say Simba?

I've never been to the zoo. Any zoo. Ever. It's on my bucket list, to visit one someday.

The truth is, there is only one reason I've always wanted to go to a zoo: to see a hyena. Sure, maybe it's from all that Simba-watching when I was younger.

Here are some words that, according to Wikipedia, are associated with (spotted) hyenas:

* gluttony
* cowardice
* cruelty
* treachery
* greed
* deviant sexual behavior
* hysterical
* unhinged

Of course, I only picked the ones that I think the hyenas and I share.

I'm such a hyena.

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When my brother A was about 7, his class went on a field trip to the Jeddah zoo (I think it was called Beautiful Creatures, and probably still is). I was 10 at the time. When he came back, he told me he had seen the hyenas and actually heard them laugh, and that there was a growling undertone to it.

I have never forgotten that description.

Maybe this year is the year.

Comments

  1. frogmanMarch 16, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    I really hope the long build up over the years doesn't cause you to be disappointed when you eventually see them..

    in other news.. God of War III is out.. I know you are a gamer, so i'm hoping you are squealing like a 13 years old girl like I was when I bought it.

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  2. HishMajMarch 17, 2010 at 6:04 AM

    Beautiful Creatures Zoo is still alive? It was running out of breath 10 years ago. Try Fayfa(Tahlia) if you really want to see a hyena. They used to have it there.

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  3. nessreenMarch 19, 2010 at 7:49 AM

    FROGMAN: Haha yeah, I played it today and as you predicted, squealed like a man squealing like a 13-year-old girl. :P

    HISHMAJ: Yes, it's still around, and still barely alive. Fayfa has gotten better, and I might go there to check them out.

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