Spotted hyenas are far more than scavengers. Living in clans of 6 to more than 100 individuals—larger than wolf packs, lion ...

In the wild, life can be brutal. But sometimes, even nature surprises us. A lion spotted a pregnant hyena being attacked by wild dogs. Instead of hunting, the lion stepped in. It chased the wild dogs ...

Spotted hyena clans flip the script on mammalian power: here, dominance is inherited, alliances matter most and females rule every level of society. Many social carnivores follow male-dominant scripts ...

Contrary to how they’re portrayed in popular culture, spotted hyenas are not only highly social but also masters of ...

Gretchen Ho shared a tense wildlife encounter during her recent trip to South Africa after coming face to face with a spotted ...

SEATTLE — Be prepared — the Woodland Park Zoo just added one more cast member of the Lion King. The Seattle zoo welcomed two spotted hyenas, 3-year-old Razi and 1-year-old Mosi, for the first time in ...