The hyena, a cunning and resilient predator, thrives in Africa’s grasslands and woodlands, using its powerful jaws, sharp ...

"It's a rare treat to sore eyes." Researchers stunned after spotting rare creature in remote mountain range: 'A species on the brink of extinction' first appeared on The Cool Down.

confirming the first fossil hyena trackway ever to be found. The Late Pleistocene is not that far distant from the present (a mere 125,000 years ago), and many of the species that made tracks on ...

A few kilometres from the Big Cat Live camp was a hyena den whose occupants we were able to follow on the webcams and with thermal imaging cameras. Such dens are hard to spot unless the hyenas are ...

In the majestic Murchison Falls national park, through which the River Nile runs east-west, we estimated that approximately 240 lions still remained across some 3,200km² of sampled area. This is the ...

In the summer of 1821, stone-quarry workers discovered a cave in Kirkdale, Yorkshire, that was littered with the remains of dozens of animal species, including hippos, rhinos, tigers, elephants, and, ...

The video above from YouTube user Larry Egolf shows a nerve-racking scene where a group of Cape buffalo protects their calves. The group is separated from the herd and is harassed by a large clan of ...

When wildlife isn’t monitored rigorously, populations can disappear within just a few years, as tigers did in India’s Sariska ...

Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta), also known as laughing hyenas, are native to sub-Saharan Africa and thrive in a variety of ...

spotted hyenas rarely get a chance to shine and aside from filmmakers and scientists, I’ve not found a lot of love for one of my favourite species. Throughout the ages spotted hyenas have had a ...

Analysis - "The art of tracking may well be the origin of science." This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis ...