Status among hyenas sounds like a laughing matter. Spotted hyenas may not be amused, but they do make noises that to human ears sound like laughter. Biologists refer to this classic hyena laugh, a ...

Unlike the three other species in the family Hyaenidae, spotted hyenas are expert hunters. They do scavenge sometimes, but — contrary to popular belief — spotted hyenas catch about 95 percent of their ...

Over the last few episodes, I debunked the three big myths about the spotted hyenas. These myths are: that they are some kind of dog, when they're actually a kind of cat; that they have the most ...

The prudent response when encountering a pit bull straining at its leash is to cede the right of way. So imagine walking down the street and seeing somebody with a hyena at the end of a heavy chain.

Hyenas might be the most misunderstood animal – Are they dogs? Big cats? Evil, trouble-making sidekicks? (Thanks, Lion King!) Dr. Christine Wilkinson relates to this ambiguous perception as a ...