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 ...

The last remaining cheetah of what was once a three male coalition becomes alert and starts to move, in the direction he was looking we found some spotted hyena. Donald Trump admin suffers legal blow ...

On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the distance. This unique sound is the long-distance vocalization used by spotted hyenas (Crocuta ...

Even if you're a well-trained scientist, sometimes you see something that leaves you breathless. For a team of ecology researchers, the February 2024 sighting of a spotted hyena in southeastern Egypt ...

Spotted hyenas are known for hunting (or scavenging) larger mammals such as antelopes and occasionally feed on smaller mammals and reptiles. Being flexible in the choice of prey is a strategy of ...

Social networks among animals are critical to various aspects of their lives, including reproductive success and survival, and could even teach us more about human relationships. Dr. Amiyaal Ilany, a ...

As temperatures climb and resources are limited, a spotted hyena arrives to the waterhole. At the end of the dry season with temperatures rising and food resources dwindling, the waterhole has become ...

For conservation and the management of human–wildlife conflicts, it is of great interest to know which species are eaten by ...

The Hattiesburg Zoo announced the arrival of a new spotted hyena cub on June 12, born to parents Pili and Niru. Born on June 7, the cub and its mother Pili are doing well. The cub weighs a healthy ...

On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the distance. This unique sound is the long-distance vocalisation used by spotted hyenas (Crocuta ...