It feeds readily and makes an attractive display animal, being fairly active when given correct housing conditions.

Some of the neonates fed readily on frogs, while the others had to be force-fed pinkie mice.

This species feeds readily over lowland, and can form very large flocks, often with other gregarious swifts.

They are frequently captive bred, and readily feed on commercially available mice.

Though their size makes them more suited to someone experienced with large constrictors, they have a typically docile nature, and readily feed on rats.

In favourable conditions, it will readily feed in fields.

They are a relatively hardy species that adapts well to captivity, readily feeding in commercially available rats.

Although attacks against living humans are rare, the spotted hyena readily feeds on human corpses.