The modern-day laughing hyena is maybe one of the most famous animals in Africa. These yelping, fearsome creatures have been ...

Discover the hidden side of hyenas with rare, real-life footage that challenges everything you thought you knew about these complex and cunning creatures. This eye-opening video captures their ...

"I'd know him anywhere. He's a murderer." A month earlier she had been watching a hyena resting ten feet from her vehicle. "Adrian came out of the tall grass, took three giant leaps, and got the ...

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 ...

Rare footage from Kruger National Park shows an old hyena surrendering to a pride of lions. Filmed by Marissa Weide on June 24, 2024, the video captures the hyena walking towards the lions without ...

Scientifically speaking though, it’s not–at least when it comes to hyenas. Spotted hyenas of high and low social status have acquired epigenetic differences, detectable in their scat ...

A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been found in South Eastern Egypt, the first recorded instance of the creature in this region for thousands of years. The lone individual was caught and ...

But in hyena monarchies, inherited power is a slippery downward slide. A study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior examined hyena societies over three decades. They found that the ...