The last spotted hyena at the zoo was a geriatric female named Mara, who retired in 2001 in an off-view habitat until she ...

Spotted hyenas, the social, carnivorous creatures often referred to as "laughing hyenas," live across Africa and east to India. Their laughing... Laughing's No Joke For Spotted Hyenas Spotted hyenas, ...

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 an effort to continue the survival of these "majestic animals," a new spotted hyena has been relocated to Rolling Hills Zoo. The zoo announced the arrival of Kito, a male spotted hyena, from ...

One of Monarto Safari Park's hyenas is flashing its new golden smile after a dental procedure to fix its deformed teeth and ...

A spotted hyena moves between playful affection and wild energy, showing why these animals are often misunderstood. It can ...

In the city of Harar, “hyena men” feed the predators by hand. Now, research suggests the animals could help solve Ethiopia’s ...

Spotted hyenas live in one of the most aggressive and tightly controlled matriarchal societies in the animal kingdom, where females dominate males both socially and physically . Power inside the clan ...

Spotted hyenas seem to be adapting to changing rainfall patterns affecting their preferred prey in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. In the past decade, migratory herds have been arriving later than ...

Spotted hyenas adjust to a decreased presence of migratory prey in their territories induced by climate change. This is the key result of a paper recently published in the scientific journal Ecosphere ...