When you are in hyena territory, the danger often begins long before you ever see the animal. Nightfall, silence, and a ...

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, ...

A hyena is no easy target, with powerful jaws and a reputation for holding its own against lions and leopards, yet one ...

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 ...

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 ...

Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human activities put them at risk. Increasingly, lions, hyenas and African wild dogs are restricted to ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While sitting outside of a safari lodge in South Africa, a woman ...

"The art of tracking may well be the origin of science." This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organization devoted to environmental monitoring. The ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have reported a sighting of a spotted hyena in southeastern ...