hella the cheftains down there use them as "guard dogs" like people here in the us use pit bulls, rottweilers and dobermans.....i cant imagine it being easy to control an animal like a hyena
Many of the old African hunting stories have Hyena's literally biting off a mans face in one swipe while he slept.
Those are some powerfully scary animals !!
Edit: Damn, baboons now too. No sleep for me tonite.