On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the distance. This unique sound is the long-distance vocalisation used by spotted hyenas (Crocuta ...

Acoustic analysis of the 'giggle' sound made by spotted hyenas has revealed that the animals' laughter encodes information about age, dominance and identity. Researchers writing in the open access ...

April 23, 2009 -- Deteriorating screws in bridges, fish that listen in the dark, medical devices that use sound to treat disease, the detected comeback of a long-gone whale, the sound of hyenas, ...

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 ...

When you think of a hyena, you make think of their signature laughter. But not all hyenas laugh. In fact, their laughter is actually a vocalization of distress, often used to signal threats or attacks ...

All species have evolved with competition, and the five species of large African carnivore—the lion, spotted hyena (hereafter hyena), wild dog, leopard, and cheetah—are perfect examples of this ...