Animal study

I am looking at the hyena as my animal study as my character Demetrius is a very predatory animal, i decided to watch a documentary on the animal so i could watch footage of the way the animal moves and exists so i could embody this and bring it into my character. I have been told that mine and Chiron’s characters are the most important to look into animals as we are the most animalistic characters in the play and Ben wants to keep this nature of the animal. The documentary I watched is linked below. I have then answered several questions on the animal to help me look into the key features of the animal’s movement. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwnUrmA8Nbw

How does the spine move?

the spine moves with a curve in the middle of the back. 

How does the weight move?
the weight of the hyena moves onto the front legs first and then onto the hind legs, the magority of the movement is in the front half of the body with the back suppourting. 

Breath of the animal
The breath of a hyena is fast and like a pant much like a dog, they also have a laugh which is like a low catch of the breath.

Rhythm of life/pace.

the hyena grenrally moves in 'clans' they are very brave in these clans however they are very cowardly when it comes to larger animals that may hurt them, this is very similar to my charcter in titus as i am very brave around characters below me and i feel i can dominate however higher stronger charcters such a titus intimiate me 

How does the animal view world?

the documentry i watched was good at showing how the animals sees the world, they are preditors so they see everything as either a danger, food or safety. when they face animals larger and more aggressive then them they movc away, whereas they pry on smaller animals. this links to myt character as he is a character that is very much dependent on my' clan' which is the goths. i couldnt cope on my own, i am especially reliant on tamora and chiron. 

Are they a predator or prey?
the hyena is both predator and prey, for the most part however they are predetor constantly seeking out new food sources.