The extraordinary discovery of the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Egypt after 5,000 years of being assumed extinct in the country serves as a high point of evolution and an anomaly in its own ...

Two snared hyenas were found in Phalaborwa – one survived after intensive treatment, the other was euthanised after suffering ...

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 ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

CAIRO — In a startling development that has caught the attention of wildlife researchers across North Africa, a spotted hyena was documented in Egypt for the first time since the species vanished from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Spotted hyena walks past unimpressed cheetah in the Maasai Mara. 3 children among 4 people killed in banquet hall shooting: ...

July 15 (UPI) --A new study of social relations among spotted hyenas could offer insights into the evolution of social relations among humans. The study -- published Thursday in the journal Science-- ...

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge near Eureka Springs has 85 lions and tigers and bears -- along with bobcats, cougars, leopards and African servals -- that call its 450 acres home. But this winter, ...