Hyena Mod
Hyena Mod brings hunting hyenas to savanna biomes, with packs that defend one another and scavenging behavior that favors raw meat.
What it does
Hyenas generate in Minecraft savannas and hunt small livestock such as sheep, chickens, rabbits and cats when those mobs have low health. A hyena attacked by a player or mob also calls nearby hyenas to join the defense, so a pack responds together rather than one animal alone. The mod is open source under the MIT License and requires Fabric API.
Hyenas also pick up items dropped on the ground near them, and they can drop an item they have taken when they find something they prefer. Food choice follows a set order, with raw meat ranked highest. The hyena ambient sounds depend on the Improved Behavior mod, and the mod's sound effects come from Freesound. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.21.1 and 1.21.5, and the latest build is 1.0.1 for 1.21.5, released on 2025-04-25. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.
Key features
Predatory hunting
Hyenas attack sheep, chickens, rabbits and cats when those animals have low health.
Pack defense
An attacked hyena draws nearby hyenas into the fight, so the pack defends its members.
Item collection
Hyenas pick up items dropped near them and can swap an item for a better one they find.
Food preference
Hyenas favor food in a fixed order, with raw meat taken first.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Savanna ecosystems
Hyenas populate savanna biomes, adding predators that compete with other animals for prey.
Livestock protection
Farms near savannas may lose animals to hyenas, which makes fencing or relocating livestock worth considering.
Who it’s for: Players who want predator mobs in savanna biomes, and server owners who want hyenas with pack and item behaviors.
Questions
Does Hyena Mod need Fabric API?
Does the server need Hyena Mod?
Why do hyena ambient sounds not play?
In the catalog
Hyena Mod is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hyenamod
- Owner
- TheBetterTruth
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15