Like all spotted hyena newborns, she spills onto the Kenyan grassland with open eyes and a full set of teeth. But as the daughter of a high-ranking mother in a matriarchal society, she also inherits ...

Imagine the hyena, with its off-kilter legs and punk-rock mane. With a jutting neck and a shrieking laugh, the hyena of folklore robs graves and snatches children. They are the antagonist to a lion’s ...

In the wide-open savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, lions and hyenas are rarely far from each other. They share much of the same territory, hunt the same prey, and seem to constantly be sizing each other ...

With nearly a third of the world population living under some sort of shelter-in-place guidelines, many are struggling to figure out how to deal with extreme isolation. CNN’s Inside Africa spoke with ...

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 ...

New hyenas arrive at the San Antonio Zoo. (San Antonio Zoo) SAN ANTONIO – Two spotted hyenas have officially made their debut at the San Antonio Zoo. Zoo officials announced the hyenas' arrival on ...

Dominant female spotted hyenas give their young a head start in life by passing on hormones that make their cubs more aggressive and likely to survive, researchers said Wednesday. They have shown that ...