Ethiopia : Hyenas Deprived of Butcher Scraps During Orthodox Lent Started Hunting Donkeys

Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer 8/4/2012 Humans aren’t the only ones who give up certain foods for Lent. In the 55 days before Easter in Ethiopia, hyenas are forced to turn from scavenging to hunting to make up for Christians’ fasting traditions. Members of the Orthodox Tewahedo Church give up meat and dairy during the Lent period in Ethiopia.