Hattiesburg Zoo held a gender reveal for one of its newest inhabitants, a spotted hyena. It took nearly an hour for mom Pili to pull the rope that released the blue confetti. Wild animals are ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg Zoo revealed the gender of its three-month-old hyena cub Saturday and announced its name. Zoo staff say the cub is a male and he’s been named “Kito.” “Kito” ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg Zoo revealed the gender of its hyena cub Saturday with much fanfare. Guests were asked to select a pink or blue flag to guess the gender of the cub. The zoo ...

You’ve probably heard people say “animals are transgender too,” but is that actually true? This episode breaks down the real ...

In January, Hattiesburg Zoo officials held a gender reveal for its spotted hyena cub Kito. Less than a year later the zoo announced the birth of two more hyena cubs to mother Pili. “Pili was a ...

It may sound surprising, but groups of hyenas will sometimes take on animals much larger than themselves, even lions. Although usually, the lion is not a full-grown male, but rather a younger lion or ...

Group of hyenas during a border conflict Credit: Oliver Höner/Leibniz-IZW Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) have found that interacting with other males ...

PNHF responded to two hyena emergencies in Phalaborwa, saving one and losing another, highlighting the danger of snares in ...