Researchers have spotted hyenas and grey wolves hunting together in the Negev desert, southern Israel. They think the tough conditions have driven the animals to pair up to improve their chances.

Hyenas come from a family of their own, Hyaenidae which includes four species. Even though hyenas look like dogs, they are not related to them. ... Despite its name, the aardwolf is not a wolf.

Both the grey wolf and the striped hyena are found in many geographic areas and overlap in many parts of Asia. But the southern Negev is the most arid place where both species are known to occur.

In Israel, hyenas and wolves team up to survive Israeli and American researchers observe striped hyenas moving at the center of a grey wolf pack in the Negev By ToI Staff 19 March 2016, 10:36 am Edit ...

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