For years, researchers have assumed a common relationship between lions and spotted hyenas on the African savannah. It's relatively simple: hyenas follow lions. The hyenas wait for the big cats to ...

“Our GPS collar data shows that African lions and spotted hyenas leave a clear, measurable signature in the way they move ...

A young male lion appears to step in when hyenas pressure nearby pride members feeding on a carcass. Lions can sometimes drive off hyenas, but the outcome depends on numbers, age, and whether other ...

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 ...

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. Reading time 3 minutes While watching lions and hyenas out in the field, ...

While watching lions and hyenas out in the field, wildlife biologist Nancy Barker noticed that lions were actively tracking the hyenas. When she shared her observations with her colleagues, they ...

A young spotted hyena at Etosha National Park scopes Barker out. At the time, Barker was setting up a bait station to immobilize and collar the matriarch of the hyena clan. Image supplied by Dr Nancy ...