Wildebeest cantering. Photo © Dipali Lath, via Wikimedia Commons
Both the spotted hyena and its prey species the white-bearded wildebeests find it awkward to trot because of their sloping backs with the forelimbs longer than the hindlimbs.
However, they use this gait differently for display: trotting is hardly noticeable in the spotted hyena, whereas wildebeests occasionally show off the trot in order to deflect targeting by predators (particularly the spotted hyena) on to the least-fit members of the herd.
Running hyena. Photo © Ronnie Macdonald, via Wikimedia Commons
Running wildebeest. Photo © Mike Peel, via Wikimedia Commons
Robin and the Honey Badger, 22 March 2016