Spotted hyenas live in groups that may exceed 100, working together to hunt and raise their young. They're incredibly successful social... When anthropologists work to reconstruct the lives of our own ...

When you think of a hyena, you make think of their signature laughter. But not all hyenas laugh. In fact, their laughter is actually a vocalization of distress, often used to signal threats or attacks ...

BREAKING NEWS! Hyena cubs are pretty cute. The Denver Zoo now has three of ’em: females Nia and Tavi, and male Kelele. According to the zoo, hyenas are matriarchal — and Nia has established herself as ...

To communicate with each other, hyenas smear pastelike secretions on grasses from a fist-size gland beneath their tails. Other hyenas that sample these leavings can sniff a wealth of information, ...

There are many types of hyenas and a couple of hands full of wild dogs. But today we’re focusing on the most prominent of the lot: the sly spotted hyena vs. the ruthless African wild dog. Do they have ...

Different species of carnivores don’t get along. At best, they’re in direct competition for prey. At worst, they turn each other into prey. But recently, zoologists found that two predators are ...

A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) on the plains of the Mara A few kilometres from the Big Cat Live camp was a hyena den whose occupants we were able to follow on the webcams and with thermal imaging ...