>>>>I could likewise say I don't like cats because hyenas are cats. ...
>>>
>>>Hyenas are cats? What zoos do you go to? More like dogs than anything else, and they stink to high heaven!
>>
>>You're both right.
>>
>>From the animal fact sheets at zoo.org - Hyena (formatting is mine)
>>
>>Spotted hyenas are the largest member of the family Hyaenidae. This family also
>>includes three other hyena species, the aardwolf (found in south, east and
>>northeast Africa); the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), found in northern Africa,
>>southwest Asia and India; and the brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea), which is
>>found in limited areas of southern Africa, except most of South Africa.* Many
>>researchers consider hyenas the evolutionary 'link' between dogs and cats but
>>more closely related to cats.
>
>Why ya coulda knocked me down with a feather!

Truth is, I always thought they were dogs too.