Although the main prey of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta), migratory ungulates such as blue wildebeest (Connochaetes ...

The African night can become dangerous without much warning. A quiet campsite may seem completely safe, but the smell of food, discarded scraps, or even the sound of movement can attract animals from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scooter and Zawadi, a hyena pair living at Disney's Animal Kingdom, aren't the park's best-smelling duo or its most graceful, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hattiesburg Zoo on Thursday announced the death of one of its two newborn spotted hyena cubs. The younger of the two cubs, born to ...

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“Our GPS collar data shows that African lions and spotted hyenas leave a clear, measurable signature in the way they move around one another,” said Barker. “Spotted hyenas consistently move away from ...

For a spotted hyena on the Serengeti, social status is everything. Clans adhere to a strict hierarchy of dominance among adult females. Now, a group of researchers has found social status is more than ...

"The art of tracking may well be the origin of science." This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organization devoted to environmental monitoring. The ...