Hyenas are one of the few mammals in which females outweigh their male counterparts. A new study finds that this may be because the burliest hyena ladies live longer and have more pups. Subscribe to ...

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The basic concept of counting is beyond most animals, but not hyenas. They are able to count almost as well as primates, another indicator that these carnivores are unusually intelligent. It all goes ...

Hyenas might be the most misunderstood animal – Are they dogs? Big cats? Evil, trouble-making sidekicks? (Thanks, Lion King!) Dr. Christine Wilkinson relates to this ambiguous perception as a ...

Large carnivores have long captivated and inspired the public imagination, particularly the big cats, wild dogs, and hyenas of savannah Africa. Interestingly, the vast majority of carnivores worldwide ...

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