The striking image earned South African photographer Wim van den Heever the Natural History Museum in London's top honor ...

Winning the wildlife photograph of the year is a hard enough task, but doing so with a stunning, almost mystical shot of one ...

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

The striped hyena is the smallest of the hyena subspecies and the only one found outside Africa. Unlike its larger spotted cousin, striped hyenas tend to be solitary or live in small groups, and ...

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 ...

This is a guest post composed as part of the NSF Science: Becoming the Messenger workshop, Lawrence KS January 27, 2011 Without a doubt: Hyenas have significant PR issues…Disney is, at least in recent ...

COLORADO SPRINGS – We have a lot of unique wildlife in Colorado, so it is not uncommon to see deer, rabbits, coyotes, and even bighorn sheep in Garden of the Gods. But last week someone reported ...

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 ...

Like other big cats, the leopard is endangered across west Africa.- Bleak wider picture - Q: What is the situation of ...

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 ...

Across Africa, hyenas are seen as evil, greedy, and associated with witchcraft and sexual deviance. Even the 1994 movie The Lion King portrayed them as cunning and malicious. While four hyena ...