For the first time in zoo history, a spotted hyena has made its way to Salina's Rolling Hills Zoo. Maxi was welcomed to the facility last week after making the trip from a zoo in Miami, Florida. Since ...

Hyenas often seem similar to cats and dogs in various aspects. For instance, just like dogs, hyenas have sharp night vision and use their powerful jaws and teeth to catch prey. Also, hyenas usually ...

We may not regard hyenas as the most adorable animals, but they are both fascinating and impressive. Despite having the appearance of a rather thin and scruffy dog, they belong to the Feliformia ...

Two rare hyenas have been released back to the wild after slightly more than one year of rehabilitation. The striped hyenas are members of a species listed as near-threatened by the International ...

Striped hyenas in Saswad protect the grasslands by clearing rotting carcasses and keeping the ecosystem healthy. Their ...

In ancient Egypt, hyenas were domesticated, fattened and eaten. Some cultures, on the other hand, exploited hyena body parts not only for food but also for medicine. In contrast, the hyena today is ...

The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert. At night, the long-abandoned diamond mining town of Kolmanskop is almost empty. The tourists ...

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 ...

South African photographer Wim van den Heever says it took him ten years to finally photograph the rare and elusive brown hyena in Namibia's abandoned mining town of Kolmanskop. Brown hyenas are the ...

Just a year after her arrival at Hattiesburg Zoo, spotted hyena Pili has given birth to what is believed the only surviving hyena cub born in North America this year. “We are thrilled with the birth ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg Zoo is welcoming a new laughing member to its family. Pili, a year-old female hyena, will be joining Niru, the male hyena who came to the zoo in May. Pili ...

(CNN) — An image of a rare hyena standing in front of an abandoned building in a former diamond mining town in Namibia has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 award. Shot by South African ...