I have a tail but am not a pet, I scavenge the night without regret. My laughter echoes, though I make no sound. What am I?
Category: Animal · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider a creature often associated with laughter in the wild.
Answer
A hyena
Explanation
Hyenas are known for their distinctive calls that sound like laughter and their scavenging habits.
This is a expert animal riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A hyena.
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