It is dusk when Kim Wolhuter parks his battered Toyota off-road vehicle a few metres from a hyena den. The sun has just disappeared behind the acacias, a blood-red ball, and the day's heat is ...

The spotted hyena is Africa's most successful predator—and one of its most misunderstood animals. But decades of cutting edge research is yielding greater understanding, respect, and protection. A ...

So if you think that your IQ is higher than 100% of people, then by using your sharp Hawk-Eye Vision and observation skills ...

Lion numbers in Uganda are at a "critical low," while hyenas are thriving in the nation's protected areas, according to a recent study. While those findings might sound like a sequel of "The Lion King ...

There are many types of hyenas and a couple of hands full of wild dogs. But today we’re focusing on the most prominent of the lot: the sly spotted hyena vs. the ruthless African wild dog. Do they have ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A hyena has mauled a 15-year-old boy at a camp in South Africa's Kruger National Park, sinking its teeth into the youth's face as he slept in a tent. The grandfather of Erco Janse ...

Skukuza Golf Club in South Africa is billed as “the wildest course in the world” because there are no fences keeping predatory animals off the grounds. While most critters are nocturnal and do not ...

A video of a hyena cub and a corgi playing has left the internet in shock with viewers amazed by the unlikely duo. The footage, shared by wildlife rescue volunteer Gabriella (@user7936031421) on ...

They are often disparaged as ugly, sly and cruel scavengers but for South African artist Hannelie Coetzee, hyenas are symbols of female power and the normalisation of queerness. The walls of her ...