Awww, sad :-( Wow though, 28 and how many animals zoo or pet are lucky enough to kick in their sleep? And with such an illustrious obit. Good show, Brownie! May you enjoy an endless zebra buffet in the sky!

Really as terribly stylized as the TLK hyenas are, the animation as far as locomotion goes isn't really all that off, there's some mannerisms they work into the characters pretty well.

The "the oldest-known hyena in a U.S. zoo" designation does make me wonder though, I've never seen a verified 28 year old hyena to compare but there was one at this rural "zoo" near a friend of mine once that I'm pretty sure could've been a contender. Their spots fade some with age and this thing was almost a total washed-out blank, mysteriously disappeared a month or two later, too :P


(On a completely different note, how DO YOU FIND all these news things? I am always so amazed!)