All this inside a mainstream newspaper, no less!
"The hyena is my favourite – my totem – animal. For me, there is no
special mystery to the lion: he's a smug fatcat, the 'king of the
jungle' only because he looks the part (to us)...
If I could be transformed into any other creature, I would choose to
be a hyena, for one night at least; if I could taste that otherworld,
even for only a few hours, I would be profoundly grateful."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jan/20/author-author-john-burnside?INTCMP=SRCH