The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is sounding the alarm for one of the world’s most overlooked carnivores: the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena). Once widespread across parts of Africa, Asia, and ...

Spotted hyena clans flip the script on mammalian power: here, dominance is inherited, alliances matter most and females rule ...

Here’s how complex social dynamics in pack animals like hyenas may shed light on the deep-seated biological impact of rank and community in the animal kingdom. The evolution of pack behavior is a ...

Sure, hyenas laugh. But did you know they groan, giggle and whoop too? Researchers at UC Berkeley have been listening to the calls of a colony of hyenas in the Berkeley hills and just released a paper ...

A silent shift change occurs as the sun sets over the ancient stone walls of Harar and the bustling streets of Mekelle. While ...

The owner of three tigers and a hyena that are no longer living on a property in Wainfleet, Ont., is hopeful he'll someday be ...

KwaZulu-Natal's Ezemvelo Wildlife and iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority have responded to a recent hyena attack at Cape Vidal Campsite, where a camper sustained injuries. Park authorities expressed ...

In the movie The Lion King, hyenas are the villains. They’re portrayed as slobbering, mangy, stupid scavengers always ready to do someone else’s dirty work. It’s entertaining, but the caricature ...

Hyenas can easily rip a warthog to pieces, but this family allows a group of warthogs to share their den. It turns out, the two families make pretty good housemates – adding extra security from ...