Fact add: Hyena laughs are a sign of agitation, stress, and aggression/attack.
There's also a mythical monster associated with them called the Bouda or Werehyena. They're the African (Mostly Eastern Africa with the addition of Morocco in the Northwest of Africa) Equivalent of the European Werewolf, and Native American Skinwalkers.
Hyena's prolly won't attack you if you raise them from birth. I forgot what large town it is, but there's a place in Africa where people let them wander the streets at night and feed them, hasn't been attack in like a century.
There's also a mythical monster associated with them called the Bouda or Werehyena. They're the African (Mostly Eastern Africa with the addition of Morocco in the Northwest of Africa) Equivalent of the European Werewolf, and Native American Skinwalkers.