It is dusk when Kim Wolhuter parks his battered Toyota off-road vehicle a few metres from a hyena den. The sun has just disappeared behind the acacias, a blood-red ball, and the day's heat is ...

The spotted hyena is Africa's most successful predator—and one of its most misunderstood animals. But decades of cutting edge research is yielding greater understanding, respect, and protection. A ...

They are often disparaged as ugly, sly and cruel scavengers but for South African artist Hannelie Coetzee, hyenas are symbols of female power and the normalisation of queerness. The walls of her ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Zoo has welcomed two new African Striped Hyenas to their family. The zoo made their announcement on Facebook earlier this week, introducing Nile and Sinai. Nile is a ...

COLORADO SPRINGS – We have a lot of unique wildlife in Colorado, so it is not uncommon to see deer, rabbits, coyotes, and even bighorn sheep in Garden of the Gods. But last week someone reported ...

A 4-year-old boy has been found alive after spending six days lost in the African wilderness surrounded by hyenas and jackals. The boy was found huddled in a thicket of trees and bushes by Sheldrick ...

A father and son on safari in South Africa captured a heart-pounding moment when a curious spotted hyena crossed paths with two fierce cheetahs. The sighting was captured on camera by Hanno Erlmann ...

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where the brain misinterprets what the eyes perceive, creating a false or misleading impression of reality. This happens because the brain processes visual ...

Craziest Hyena Fight Ever Caught On Camera! Wild Animals In the wild world of animal fights, hyenas rise as masters of survival, combining strategic hunting with one of the strongest bite forces in ...

GLENDALE ? At 16, Nicole Bonoff was tracking black bears in the wild. “I remember taking her to the airport and the captain said, ‘Where are you going?’ and she said, ‘To trap bears,’” her mother, ...

The animals help redistribute calcium and phosphorous by crunching bones. This is an Inside Science story. The crushing jaws of hyenas may act as a kind of nutrient blender, grinding out calcium and ...