Across the African savannah, predators are often grouped in the public imagination. Hyenas and African wild dogs are a good example. Both hunt in groups, both move constantly across huge territories, ...

Hyenas are frequently vilified and often feared, but new research shows their scavenging provides significant public health and economic benefits to the African cities where they roam. A study ...

Hyenas are frequently vilified and often feared. Hemingway once described the hyena as a stinking, foul devourer of the dead, with jaws that crack the bones the lion leaves. But a new study concludes ...

Kevin Richardson introduces a powerful spotted hyena who dominates a group of seven males at his South African wildlife ...

This is a guest post composed as part of the NSF Science: Becoming the Messenger workshop, Lawrence KS January 27, 2011 Without a doubt: Hyenas have significant PR issues…Disney is, at least in recent ...

A father and son on safari in South Africa captured a heart-pounding moment when a curious spotted hyena crossed paths with two fierce cheetahs. The sighting was captured on camera by Hanno Erlmann ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Game ranger and documentary filmmaker Kim Wolhuter (65) sits on his Toyota off-road vehicle. Wolhuter has an unusual hobby. He ...

“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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A hyena has been filmed walking on two legs after being paralyzed by a ...

Wild scene out on a South African course this week ... a golfer was stalked by a hyena all the way through a fairway -- though, somehow, the guy managed to keep his cool the whole time. The tense ...

The striking image earned South African photographer Wim van den Heever the Natural History Museum in London's top honor Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the ...