In much of Africa, whenever kids are in the forest, they are careful of the sound of laughter. It might be the first sign of a dangerous animal called the hyena(鬣狗).
I live in Zimbabwe. I heard a story about two brothers who once spent a night in a tree with hyenas waiting below. Some hyenas had attacked(袭击)their family's cows. The boys knew that the hyenas would run away from moving or flashing lights. They used a flashlight to chase away (赶走) the hyenas.
Adults had told them not to follow hyenas into the forest. Hyenas sometimes attack and even kill people. But the boys did not listen. Then their flashlight died. In a minute, the hyenas turned and ran after the brothers. The boys tried to climb into a tree. They didn't get down until the hyenas lost interest and left.
Hyenas used to eat wild animals in the forest. But as people burn down forest land for farming and some people hunt(猎杀)wild animals, many of the animals that hyenas eat have disappeared (消失) 。Hyenas begin to run to the villages."Hyenas make nighttime a scary time for us,"said Amon Chenget
A. Villagers often hear hyenas laughing at night. Many villagers have lost cows or goats. Some people have even lost their lives.
"We used to have healthy forests with many different animals, and hyena s hardly ever bothered (使烦恼)us."said Mr. Chenget
A."The hyena attacks are perhaps nature's way of reminding us to change the way we use our environment."
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