Vox Says Hyenas Are Feminist; Hyenas Say "What's Feminism?"

A leading hyena researcher tells us what the research, not the myth, has to say.by Katie Herzog Getty Images
On Wednesday, Vox published an article entitled "How a Pseudopenis-packing Hyena Smashes the Patriarchy’s Assumptions: Lessons from Female Spotted Hyenas for the #MeToo Era." The piece, by Katherine J. Wu, a graduate student in microbiology and immunobiology, broadly explores how the spotted hyena could be used as a model for humankind. The bottom line: Humans get it wrong; hyenas g