When you are in hyena territory, the danger often begins long before you ever see the animal. Nightfall, silence, and a ...

Lions and hyenas are famous rivals, but GPS collars show much of their competition happens without a confrontation.

As night falls over the ancient walled city of Harar, something unusual happens just beyond the gates. One by one, wild spotted hyenas slip out of the darkness, their powerful jaws and eerie calls ...

Ecologists had long assumed that hyenas simply shadow lions for scraps. The post New research reveals how lions and hyenas interact in the wild appeared first on Talker.

Wildlife biologists tracking lions and spotted hyenas in Southern Africa have found evidence that challenges a long-held ...

In The Lion King, the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed were at the evil lion Scar’s every beck and call. And while the Disney ...

Hidden deep in the bush, ranging over huge territories at speeds humans can't match and through terrain not even the most rugged vehicle can handle, hyenas and lions are hard to study. Now, new ...

Nature documentaries often paint the ‘hyena’ as the ultimate villain of the jungle who is a cowardly, cunning scavenger known only for its horrifying laugh. However, a new ‘scientific collaboration ...

As darkness falls across Harar, people gather to welcome the city’s carnivorous visitors and see them get their fill.

As it turns out, hyenas don't want anything to do with lions—if anything, it's the lions that won't leave the hyenas alone.