A Night with the Matriarch

Story by ZeppelinShepherd on SoFurry

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The idea for this story came to me, as I was finishing my last one and I just had to get to it straight away. I did quite a lot of research on hyenas this past month, and I wanted to put more of it to use. Besides, there is a real paucity of accurate female hyena content.

A male human biologist has worked his way into the trust of a clan of wild spotted hyenas. He takes his acceptance into the clan to its fullest extent by joining a male hyena in mating with the clan matriarch.

This story contain sex act between a male and female spotted hyena and between a male human and the same female hyena. To the best of my ability, this story is anatomically and behaviorally correct.


The late afternoon was turning to evening, as Sam pulled up to the Olympic clan's communal den site. As night neared, the spotted hyenas were becoming active, clan members wandering about, greeting eachother. A few heads turned at Sam's arrival. The well studied clan was used to human observers, but they'd long learned to recognize his vehicle and paid him special attention.

One hyena got up from where she'd been laying, and started to trot towards Sam, as he got out of his jeep. Athena was the ten year old matriarch of the clan. Scampering ahead of her was Hades, her 9 month old cub. The biologist crouched down and let the excitable youngster greet him, while his mother came over at a more sedate pace.

Two years ago, Sam successfully pitched his current research project, of close study of spotted hyena social dynamics. His justification had been to get a more intimate look into clan life, but he'd be lying if he said his primary motivation was his deep desire to interact with free living hyenas.

It had started with months of shadowing the clan matriarch, Athena, and slowly building up trust. The process had been massively helped by the inquisitiveness of her twin daughters, Eirene and Gaia, from her previous litter. The two cubs had no compunctions against approaching him from day one, while their mother held back, torn by wariness and a concern for her offspring. But over time, familiarity grew, and the matriarch began to join her cubs in greeting the biologist on his daily visits.

Sam turned his attention, from the playful Hades, to Athena, as she inspected him, sniffing at his face and neck. Sam let her take in his scents, before reaching up and roughly scratching the side of her neck. The big female leaned into the scratching, shifting her position so that he'd get the right spot.

After a while, they were joined by Eirene and Gaia. The twenty month old adolescents had stopped nursing a couple of months ago, but still usually could be found near their mother. Sam smiled, as he pet the two hyenas that had been instrumental in his gaining the friendship of the matriarch, and through her, the acceptance of the clan.

Hyena society was strictly hierarchical. The entire clan of 83 individuals could be ordered from most to least dominant, and rank was determined by a complex web of social and familial relations. The better the hyena's connections, the higher their rank. At the top was the matriarch, and then her offspring, from youngest to oldest. Then, came the next highest adult female, and her offspring from youngest to oldest. And then the next highest female, ect. That got you all of the native clan members, the hyenas that were born into the clan. The trick was unraveling why the matriarch was the matriarch and why the next highest adult female, was the next highest. Understanding those relationships was the main aim of Sam's research.

Beneath the native clan members, where the immigrant males, foreign hyenas who left their own native clans in search of mating opportunities. They lacked the strong bonds of the natives, so they went straight to the bottom of clan society, only working their way up over years of relationship building. Sam supposed that is where he should fit in the clan's hierarchy, at the bottom, but he'd cheated.

He started by befriending the hyenas at the top, and worked his way down the native dominance ladder from their. Hyenas took their cues from the actions of the more dominant members. Seeing the matriarch act friendly towards him, gave him an opening to build bonds with her older daughters and siblings. And from them, the rest of the clan natives. At his last count, there were 25 adult females, 3 adult native males, 23 adult immigrant males, and 32 juveniles in the Olympic clan.

After two years, the immigrants were the only hole left in Sam's relationship building. He'd only earned the trust of a few of the older, most well established immigrants. Males who had built up enough clout over the years to earn the friendship of some older females. The majority of them stuck to the periphery of the clan's territory, hoping to catch the eye of a young female and avoid the displeasure of the top of clan society.

In retrospect, Sam thought he was afforded a status in the clan more like Athena's adopted son. Amused, he wondered if that would make what he hoped to do tonight count as incest.

Standing up, Sam looked about to see which other clan members were around. The whole clan was essentially never all together, and who socialized with who, was always shifting. Sam was unsurprised to see Apollo nearby. The seven year old male was one of the few adult native males who opted to remain in the clan, unlike the large majority of males. He had formed a close relationship with Athena, and followed her most days, and always when she was entering estrus. Athena seemed to approve of him in return, seeing as he was the father of Eirene and Hades. Gaia, on the other hand, was fathered by a different male, despite being from the same litter as Eirene. Athena might favor Apollo, but hyenas were very promiscuous.

Apollo waited for the more dominant hyenas to finish greeting Sam before coming over. He was an absolutely massive for a male, as big as Athena, but he had a very temperate personality. His mother was Athena's half niece, making Athena his half great aunt. By Sam's figuring, Apollo was the nineteenth highest ranking adult in the clan, and highest adult male.

Since Apollo spent so much of his time shadowing Athena, Sam had gotten to know him better than any other male. A year ago, Sam was there when Apollo and Athena conceived Hades, and he'd been thinking about that night ever since. He'd kept his distance back then, not wanting to disturb the pair, but after a further year of getting to know them, he was confident they wouldn't mind his presence, to watch, and hopefully more.

His petting of Apollo was interrupted, when Athena returned. She lightly nipped at Apollo's flank, prompting him to lift his hindleg and extend his penis. Sam watched Athena nuzzle and lick the male's member, accepting his submission. Looking at it, Sam thought he could understand why Athena might favor Apollo so much; the hyena was hung.

Sam shook his head, to clear his thoughts. There were still several other hyenas hanging around the communal den, mostly mothers with cubs. He needed to make his rounds, greeting each of them, to build and reinforce his relationships with them. He also needed to record his observations: who was here, how was their physical condition, was there any sign of change in their social status.

Sam went to work, going to greet one of Athena's older sisters. If Athena and Apollo mated again, it would very probably happen later tonight.

The sound of tearing flesh and crunching bone filled the night air. Sam watched through an infrared camera in his jeep as the hyenas tore into their kill. They brought down a zebra, harrying and ripping at the animal until it collapsed from blood loss and exhaustion. Hyena hunts were always gruesome to witness.

Feeding sites were the area that Sam always kept his distance, usually just watching from a vehicle. It was where interclan tensions were most likely to flare, and the biologist had no desire to get caught in the middle of it. There was also the danger posed by other predators being drawn to the kill.

The highest ranked hyenas present would eat first, the lower ranked animals forced, sometimes violently, to wait. Having started first, Athena finished first, and came to lie down next to Sam's jeep. Apollo was still waiting, and Sam suspected Athena was waiting for him. Sam grabbed a small pack, and stepped out of his jeep to sit in the grass next to the matriarch.

Before long, Hades finished, and the cub ran over to his mother. Sam watched the heartwarming scene of mother and son licking the gore from eachother's faces. The dichotomy of brutal violence and tender affection seemed to define hyenas' lives.

After some time, more hyenas began to finish and disperse, and Apollo finally got his turn, joining lower ranking females, while other males still stayed back. Athena seemed content to wait, but her 9 month old cub grew bored and wandered off after other's back in the direction of the communal den. This confirmed it for Sam, she was definitely waiting for Apollo.

Sam passed the time giving Athena scratches; the hyena seemed to particularly enjoy having the underside of her jaw rubbed. Eventually, Athena rose, and Sam looked up to see Apollo walking over. Strapping his infrared goggles to his head, the biologist followed after the pair, into the night. Hyenas liked to find a bit of privacy to mate.

Sam followed the two hyenas to a small stand of trees, a few hundred meters from where the zebra had been killed. Athena flopped onto her side, and feigned disinterest, as Apollo began to try to woo her. Sam sat back and watched. His IR goggles could record video, and he was sure to do so for "research" purposes.

Apollo's cock was on full display, hanging and bouncing between his legs, as he walked to within a couple meters of Athena before backing away again, as if afraid she'd lash out at him. But for her part, she just lied back placidly, watching his display. He approached her again, getting just a bit closer, before he scurried back. The behavior didn't make a lot of sense at first, Athena wouldn't be out here with him if she weren't interested. But females dominated the males in sex. Athena was making her boy toy beg, before she'd finally let him have what they both wanted.

Apollo tentatively stepped up to her one more time, but this time didn't retreat. Athena was paying him a bit more attention, but still remained lying down. Apollo lifted his front leg and raised it across his chest, letting Athena get a clear view of his impressive phallus. At 22 centimeters long and 6 centimeters in diameter at the base, the good natured fellow had let Sam measure it, Apollo was well over the hyena average. The biologist mused, that it was a good thing the young females weren't interested in Apollo, he'd be a lot to handle for a female who wasn't already a mother.

Athena seemed to approve of the sight, because she rose to her feet and presented her rear to Apollo. She spread her legs, to brace herself, and looked straight ahead, head held low. Apollo wasted no time in mounting her, but dismounted almost immediately, backing away, gauging her reaction. Sam smiled ruefully to himself, as he walked up next to Athena. If female hyena's could offer males verbal consent, the males would ask for it in writing and signed in triplicate.

Athena glanced at him curiously, but turned her attention back ahead when Sam gave her a pat on the shoulder. He knelt down and raised a small IR flashlight so he could get a good look at her from underneath. Her pseudopenis was scrunched up, like a rolled up sleeve, hidden inside her short sheath. Immediately behind it was her fused shut labia that formed her pseudoscrotum. It really did look like a sheath and balls, With a good view, it wasn't hard to tell mature males and females apart, but most people didn't get a look right up between a hyena's legs.

Apollo mounted Athena again, and this time, committed. Apollo gripped the outside of Athena's hips with his paws, to maintain his balance as he stood upright. Sam had a front row seat, to watch the male's stiff shaft poke up from between Athena's thighs, pointed straight up, as Apollo blindly prodded her abdomen, searching for her opening. Apollo was an experienced male, it wasn't long before his pointed tip caught in her sheath's opening, With a thrust to the up and back, Apollo's cock head sank into the opening and into the tip of the pseudopenis that lied just inside. As he thrust, Athena's equipment was pulled up and back, reorienting her opening so it faced her rear in a much more normal position for a female.

Behind her, Apollo was now able to shift himself into a more typical mating position, leaning over her back. With all of his mate's plumbing now aligned, Apollo thrust forward, penetrating through Athena's hidden member and into her actual vagina. He shifted his position one more time, getting further over the top of Athena, so he can bury himself into her completely. He rolls his hips back before slamming forward.

Sam found himself with his hand down his pants, unconsciously stroking himself, imagining what Apollo and Athena must feel. He moved to crouch next to where the two hyenas joined, watching Apollo pull his hips back, his girthy shaft emerging from his mate's clitoris, before bucking forward, his prodigious length exploring her most inner depths, his hips meeting hers. As he withdrew again, Sam could see Athena's false balls resting over Apollo's retreating member, before they were obscured once more, as Apollo plunged himself back inside her.

Sam could hear Apollo breathing heavily, and the male picked up his pace. With a final thrust, Apollo held himself hilted inside Athena. Sam watched the male's balls twitch and his ass clench, as he pumped his cum deep into his mate. Apollo rested himself on top of Athena, his whole underside lying along her back, his head resting on her neck. Sam moved to their front and gave the two satisfied looking hyenas scratches behind the ears. They would stay like that for a few minutes, giving Sam time to take off his clothes.

The naked human stepped up next to the coupled pair. Apollo was licking the back of Athena's neck affectionately and didn't pay Sam much mind, but Athena turned her head and noticed the humans bobbing member. Sam's breath caught as the hyena smelled him, nuzzling his shaft, before giving him a gentle lick. Satisfied, Athena returned to looking straight ahead, and Sam exhaled. She'd sniffed his crotch through his pants plenty of times, and it isn't like thin cloth would have provided him any protection. But being so exposed to her made him feel especially vulnerable, and thankful she accepted him.

Apollo seemed to finally stir from his revelry, and the male dismounted, his member pulling free. Both hyenas immediately lied down, and began cleaning themselves, like cats. It was a rare chance for Sam to get a look at the matriarch's phallus, as she groomed herself. Her member looked much like Apollo's, if a bit smaller, and ending in a round blunt tip, missing the distinctive head of the male's cock. Really, she looked a lot like a stallion, if not near so large.

Sam sat on his heels, keeping one hand the ground for balance, while petting Athena's neck with the other. Once she'd licked herself back into her sheath, Athena turned her attention to Sam, and seemed to take notice of his stance. Sam hoped it was a close enough approximation of the same posture Apollo had taken earlier for her to understand his interest. Athena pushed her head between his legs and gave Sam's cock another close inspection. Seeming to take her time, Athena nuzzled Sam's length and balls, giving them occasional licks. Sam forced his breathing to stay even, submitting himself to the matriarch's judgment, in a way he'd never truly done before.

She must have approved, as she finished her inspection and rose to her feet, turning to present her rear to Sam, much as she had done with Apollo. Mouth dry, and hardly believing this was happening, Sam stood behind Athena, rubbing his hands over her thighs. His member throbbed and felt painfully erect with the anticipation of his desires coming true. Ever since he'd first seen Athena and Apollo mate, he'd longed to be with her.

His relationship with these hyenas had progressed so much, but this would take things to a new level. This was true acceptance.

Sam looked to Apollo, the hyena lying in the grass, placidly watching, not the least bothered with sharing his mate with a male he considered a friend. Sam considered trying to enter her the way Apollo had, but he had something the hyena lacked, hands. Reaching down between Athena's legs, he let his fingers lightly play over her pseudoscrotum. Even to touch, they felt like real testicles. Moving on, he felt her short sheath and its opening. It felt wet and slick with Athena's evident arousal and her last mate's juices.

Taking two fingers, Sam slowly slipped them inside. He immediately found the tip of her retracted member. He traced his finger tips over the slit in her clitoris, then pushed inside. Warmth enclosed his digits. He would have liked to spend time playing with her like this, but he didn't want to try Athena's patience. She had expectations.

Pulling back and up, Sam raised her balls and bent her sheathed pseudopenis to point behind her. Once he had her aligned, he spread his two fingers to spread her open, and guided himself inside. Heat enveloped his tip, as he entered her, her elastic walls parting for him. He removed his fingers and took a hold of her hips with both hands. Slowly, he thrust into her, and there was no mistaking the feeling when he reached her vagina.

Inner walls squeezed around his sensitive head, milking him with rhythmic contractions. He thrust the rest of the way in, desperate to feel these blissful depths along as much of his length has he could. He held himself inside of her, basking in the sensation of being united with her, before instinct and drive compelled him to pull back, all so he could plumb her folds once more.

He pulled back until only his tip was left in her vagina, stopping short of the tight but less active confines of her pseudopenis. He thrust forward, timing it with a contraction, squeezing himself through constricting muscles. And then, he timed his withdrawal, feeling Athena's walls grip around him, clinging to him, trying to forestall his member's retreat.

Again and again, he thrust into her. Leaning over her back, and gripping her hips tight, he was unafraid to pound into her with all of his strength; Athena was braced to receive just such thrusts. Sam lost himself in the moment, taken by his passion. As his orgasm built, he lost his controlled rhythm, and fucked Athena with everything he had.

He was close when her walls closed around him, painfully tight. Pushing himself forward, against the resistance, brought him over the edge. He cried out, as euphoria exploded in his mind. He held himself inside her, as her spasming cunt drank in his seed. He closed his eyes, and let himself collapse on top of her her. He buried his face in the fur of her back, and let bliss wash over him.

When his rush eased, and his afterglow dimmed, he let himself slip free and stumbled to the side. Sitting in the grass panting, he watched Athena clean herself just as she had with Apollo. Sam looked over to see the male step up next to him. Apollo lowered his head and sniffed at the juices that coated Sam's groin, before gently licking Sam and cleaning the mess. Sam lied back, watching the stars, and just enjoyed the big male's gentle grooming.

Glancing over at Apollo, Sam could see his cock was back out, hanging proudly along with his plump balls. As soon as Athena was recovered, Apollo would start round two.

Sam didn't know if he would be able to match the two hyenas endurance, round for round, but he did know that he would try.