{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Back From the Brink, from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom","title":"Hyenas Aren't What The Lion King Told You with Dr. Christine Wilkinson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1659,"description":"Spotted hyenas aren't on the brink of extinction, but they’re one of the most hated animals on the planet, and that may be the bigger problem. In this episode of Back From The Brink from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant sits down with Dr. Christine Wilkinson, carnivore ecologist, co-chair of the IUCN Hyena Specialist Group, and founder of the Humans and Hyenas Alliance, to separate the real hyena from the movie villain. Christine explains why hyenas are apex predators and ecosystem cleaners, what that famous \"laugh\" actually means, and why the clans are led by females. She also lays out why hyenas are persecuted across their range, and why a species that looks fine on paper still deserves a closer look before it's too late. \nSubscribe for more wildlife stories. \nMutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild airs weekends on NBC's \"The More You Know\" programming block. Co-Hosts Peter Gros and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant share conservation success stories happening all around us. They take us to wild places as we meet incredible species and the amazing people working to save them. Check your local listings for the airtime in your area. For more information on Protecting the Wild including how to stream full episodes for free, check here: [LINK] \nMedia courtesy of Christine Wilkinson, Kathryn Combes, Christine Chepkisich, as part of work funded by National Geographic Society. \nCheck us out on our other platforms for more animal facts, wildlife conservation success stories, original series nostalgia and more!  \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildkingdomtv  \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildkingdomtv/  \nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wildkingdomtv  \n#Podcast #BackFromTheBrink #WildKingdom","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xQ4xHbw7I1W1qmRtGMZJbA8rtEQ6H7T7PMUS_qElWk4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hOTIw/OTc3NDZhOTM2ODli/NjQ3ZjdlZTljY2Nm/Nzk2Yy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}