For the first time in zoo history, a spotted hyena has made its way to Salina's Rolling Hills Zoo. Maxi was welcomed to the facility last week after making the trip from a zoo in Miami, Florida. Since ...

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 ...

Not as epic as the series on cats (apparently there are a lot of cat species), but now mythbri‘s finished a series of posts on the four species of hyenas. These ...

The hyena, a creature often misunderstood and criticised in today’s culture, is one of the most intriguing animals in Africa. Known for its distinctive laugh-like call and its role as a scavenger, the ...

We may not regard hyenas as the most adorable animals, but they are both fascinating and impressive. Despite having the appearance of a rather thin and scruffy dog, they belong to the Feliformia ...

In ancient Egypt, hyenas were domesticated, fattened and eaten. Some cultures, on the other hand, exploited hyena body parts not only for food but also for medicine. In contrast, the hyena today 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 ...

Striped hyenas in Saswad protect the grasslands by clearing rotting carcasses and keeping the ecosystem healthy. Their ...

Two rare hyenas have been released back to the wild after slightly more than one year of rehabilitation. The striped hyenas are members of a species listed as near-threatened by the International ...

Deep in the forests they had seen all the tell-tale signs of hyena activity: a network of deep holes, white hyena poo, gnawed ...

The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert. At night, the long-abandoned diamond mining town of Kolmanskop is almost empty. The tourists ...

Hyenas, warthogs and porcupines were spotted sharing the same dens in Kenya, according to a new study. Photo from Marc Dupuis-Desormeaux A hyena, a warthog and a porcupine walked into a den — and ...