Hyena

A ''' is a creature and potential pet in '.

Description
An aggressive cross between feline and canine, these scavengers, while troublesome on their own, are made all the more threatening as they are often found in groups. Should a weary wanderer stumble upon them unprepared, they should flee whence they came for fear of being overrun.

Locations
Hyenas are predominantly found in the Desert and River regions including near these established locations:
 * The Sentinels
 * The Sinkhole
 * Howling Plateau

Combat

 * Hyenas inflict crippling damage with their quick and relentless attacks.
 * Attackers
 * Striped Hyena
 * Spotted Hyena
 * Undead Hyena
 * Bosses
 * Corrupted Hyena (Mini-Boss)

Drops
Items and resources dropped may depend on the specific Hyena that is harvested and/or tool that is used.
 * Head
 * Meat
 * Meat
 * Meat

Pets
To obtain a pet hyena, the Player Character must first capture a wandering or  from around the open world and bring it back to an  to raise it.

A Whelp can grow up into 1 of 3 variants:

Additionally, 3 variants can be selected by combining with one of the above hyenas prior to placement as part of the Seekers of the Dawn DLC:

Separately, an can be crafted via the  by learning the Feat - Witch Doctor.

Combat

 * Once an adult pet hyena has been placed into the world, it can be tasked with following the Player. If chosen to be a follower, the hyena will follow the Player around the map and should attack any enemy that attacks the Player or that the Player chooses to attack.
 * The pet hyena can also be tasked with guarding a particular area around the Player's base. A pet hyena on guard should defend the area against an enemy NPC, wild animal, or The Purge.
 * In Official PVP, a pet hyena on guard should attack players from any other clan if they wander too close to the area the hyena is guarding during raid hours.
 * In Official PVE and PVE-C, a pet hyena is considered a Player-owned object and, as such, cannot be attacked by and cannot attack other players.
 * Pet hyenas can inflict the Crippled Status Effect.

Leveling

 * Pet hyenas can gain experience and level-up while following the Player. Regardless of whether the Player or the hyena deals the final blow, both parties will receive the experience.
 * As the hyena levels-up, their attributes (Strength, Agility, Vitality, Accuracy and Survival) can change.
 * Once the hyena levels up, the message, "Your pet leveled up" is displayed.
 * A hyena will not gain experience when not following the Player.
 * The current maximum level a hyena can reach is 20.

Food

 * Pet hyenas do not require food to survive, however feeding a pet hyena their preferred food will give them an increased chance to specific attributes when they gain a level.
 * Only the first food eaten after a level up should affect the attribute percentage chances.

Healing

 * Food may also be used to heal the pet hyena when it takes damage and will automatically be consumed as needed if in their inventory.