Captive hyenas are much more successful problem solvers than their wild counterparts, a new study has found. The research illustrates how lessons learned from caged animals, which tend to be more ...

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 ...

Where Did This Video Take Place? The video was posted by the Pondoro Game Lodge, which is a luxury safari lodge located within the Balule Nature Reserve and the Greater Kruger National Park of South ...

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 ...

Hyenas often seem similar to cats and dogs in various aspects. For instance, just like dogs, hyenas have sharp night vision and use their powerful jaws and teeth to catch prey. Also, hyenas usually ...

Hyenas are one of the most misunderstood mammals in the wild. They are often seen as dim-witted scavengers who feast only on the carcasses left over by other predators. But in reality, these dog-like ...

Hyenas might be the most misunderstood animal – Are they dogs? Big cats? Evil, trouble-making sidekicks? (Thanks, Lion King!) Dr. Christine Wilkinson relates to this ambiguous perception as a ...

A pack of wild hyenas pulled a sleeping elderly man from his bed and mauled him to death in Africa. The victim, 87-year-old Tendai Maseka, was attacked as he slept in a hut in the rural region of ...

Scott Creel received funding from the US National Science Foundation and the Wallenberg Foundation. Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but ...