Pachycrocuta is often described as a bone-crushing hyena of the Ice Age, but its true lifestyle remains uncertain. Fossil remains point to immense strength, yet they leave open questions about whether ...

The actors of “Hyena” shared their thoughts after the end of their drama. On April 11, the SBS series aired its final episode. Kim Hye Soo portrayed female lead Jung Geum Ja, a determined lawyer who ...

"Has the Earth's sixth mass extinction already arrived?" This question - the title of a review published in last week's Nature - immediately sparked a flurry of news reports about an impending ...

An image of a rare hyena standing in front of an abandoned building in a former diamond mining town in Namibia has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 award. Shot by South African ...

Here’s how complex social dynamics in pack animals like hyenas may shed light on the deep-seated biological impact of rank and community in the animal kingdom. The evolution of pack behavior is a ...

A safari guide in Sabi Sands of Kruger National Park in South Africa captured remarkable footage of a hyena that somehow managed to escape the grip of a lion. “I was responding to a leopard on a kill ...

In the movie The Lion King, hyenas are the villains. They’re portrayed as slobbering, mangy, stupid scavengers always ready to do someone else’s dirty work. It’s entertaining, but the caricature ...

A Hyena's giggle is not actually laughter, but a sound of frustration. New research found a way to distinguish individual hyenas based on the peculiarities of their, well, let's call them fighting ...