CAIRO — In a startling development that has caught the attention of wildlife researchers across North Africa, a spotted hyena was documented in Egypt for the first time since the species vanished from ...

The researchers found lions and hyenas tended to avoid particularly crowded roads, especially during the dry season. Credit: Stephanie Periquet Pearce The researchers found lions and hyenas tended to ...

The documentary was part of a series where filmmakers captured animal dynamics prevalent among Africa's wildest regions.

Hyenas are generalist predators (and scavengers) with a broad range of prey species. They are known for hunting (or scavenging) larger mammals such as antelopes and occasionally feed on smaller ...

Four rival families - leopards, hyena, wild dogs and lions - all fight to claim a remote Zambian paradise as their home. Who ...

Nature's most formidable predators are often female, wielding power through strategy, cunning, and fierce maternal instincts.

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 ...

Rare hyena behaviours have been caught on camera, including a mother-to-be trying to steal food from wild dogs and ...

Who’s stronger? A solitary leopard or cackle of hyenas? And which is best at getting along with humans? University of Copenhagen researchers closely studied this in a large East African natural area ...

At the bottom of the list, cheetahs have a lot to be wary of. Their delicate frame is built for fleeing quickly, not fighting back. Cheetahs can easily run at an average pace of 40 miles per hour. But ...

Kingdom is an epic six-part series narrated by Sir David Attenborough which follows four rival animal families over five ...

Leopards, who are already in decline, can't keep up with hyenas when people are around. As we humans move into the their territories more and more, we are helping to disturb and unbalance ecosystems.