(WTAJ) —Have you ever thought about asking a hyena, “What’s so funny?” Well, you’re not alone. Despite common knowledge telling us that hyenas laugh, we’ve even seen it in movies, have you learned why ...

· If you ever hear a spotted hyena making a sound, you might think it is laughing hysterically. It isn't. When a hyena is excited or scared, it lets out a noise that is a combination of a strange howl ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Are hyenas the most misunderstood animals in the wild? They're intelligent, they have a sophisticated social order, and their famous laugh isn't ...

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 ...

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. In one of the many folktales sprinkled throughout City of ...

At a preview for the Disney Destiny cruise ship, we got a first look at the Hyena Sipper that will be available for purchase at Pride Lands: Feast of the Lion King. The hyena, who appears to be Ed, is ...

I never thought I'd say that a hyena was cute, but after seeing this video that Sydney Zoo shared of their baby hyena's first three months of life, I guess I've changed my mind! The zoo shared the ...

The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert.

When spotted hyenas and lions shared a carcass, he found, it was the hyenas that scored the kill more than half the time. More recently, researchers in Kenya have learned that hyenas in the Masai Mara ...