Officials at a tiger reserve in India were astonished by the sighting of a rare scavenger on a trail camera well outside its known range. The New Indian Express reported that a striped hyena was ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 17 (UPI) --Groups of people often band together in times of trouble. The same holds true in animal kingdom. In Israel, the harsh aridity of the southern Negev inspires an ...

We all have bacteria that live in our bodies, helping us by breaking down food, flushing out toxins, and regulating our weight. But for hyenas and other animals with specialized scent glands, bacteria ...

On October 1, 2010, the carcass of a striped hyena was found entangled in barbed wire surrounding an orchard in southern Armenia. The find represents the nation’s first confirmed hyena observation in ...

Should I stay or should I go? For a young male spotted hyena, the decision to stay or disperse from his clan depends on his mating prospects: If there are more young and willing females back home than ...